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Leading Wisely: Becoming a Reflective Leader in Turbulent Times
Discover true leadership with this actionable guide from a world renowned leadership expert, psychoanalyst, and executive coach In Leading Becoming a Reflective Leader in Turbulent Times, renowned leadership expert, psychoanalyst and executive coach Manfred Kets De Vries delivers an insightful and unique exploration of what it means to lead with wisdom. The book demonstrates that exclusive reliance on knowledge, data, and information yields a superficial leadership style lacking in depth and discernment. What's more important in the wisdom equation is possessing humility, judgment, empathy, compassion, and night vision.
With eleven chapters full of anecdotes and tales from a variety of spiritual and cultural traditions that enrich and lend a deeper significance to the choices we make as leaders and members of organizations, Leading Wisely provides readers
A thorough exploration of dealing with negative—but entirely natural motivations, like envy and greed An emphasis on the Golden Rule—treating others as we like to be treated ourselves An opportunity to be courageous—to consciously and intentionally pick our battles, saving energy for what really matters Lessons on how to listen intently and actively, truly hearing what our colleagues, friends, family, and followers are saying before reacting Finding happiness within ourselves Leading Becoming a Reflective Leader in Turbulent Times is a startlingly incisive book, filled with messages that make the book required reading for anyone in a position of leadership or power. It also belongs in the libraries of well-being and health practitioners who frequently deal with businesspeople as clients or patients.
With eleven chapters full of anecdotes and tales from a variety of spiritual and cultural traditions that enrich and lend a deeper significance to the choices we make as leaders and members of organizations, Leading Wisely provides readers
A thorough exploration of dealing with negative—but entirely natural motivations, like envy and greed An emphasis on the Golden Rule—treating others as we like to be treated ourselves An opportunity to be courageous—to consciously and intentionally pick our battles, saving energy for what really matters Lessons on how to listen intently and actively, truly hearing what our colleagues, friends, family, and followers are saying before reacting Finding happiness within ourselves Leading Becoming a Reflective Leader in Turbulent Times is a startlingly incisive book, filled with messages that make the book required reading for anyone in a position of leadership or power. It also belongs in the libraries of well-being and health practitioners who frequently deal with businesspeople as clients or patients.
180 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 24, 2022
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November 28, 2023
What a beautifully written book from Manfred on wisdom, it’s nature and the importance of being a wise leader and human being.
Wisdom can not be learned. Wisdom - unlike being smart - is a culmination of life experiences… in fact you can be wise without having accumulated book knowledge …
Being wise is connected to being able to see the wider picture and it is about caring for the greater good.. acting wisely is deeply connected to that.
Manfred journeys us beautifully through the main pillars of wisdom…
1. The golden rule as the basis of all wisdom… ‘don’t do to others what you would not like to have done to yourself..’
2. Forgiveness. As an act you do for yourself first - not for others
3. The importance of being humble and recognizing how little you know… as a true base for being wise..
4. The importance of knowing yourself deeply and fully … and accepting your shadow side as a key aspect of you…
5. Wisdom — and how it is not aligned with Greed or Envy…
6. Wisdom .. comes from deep and real listening …
7. Wisdom is to choose your battles carefully…
8. Wisdom is courage … or courage leads to wisdom. Whichever it is - the two are connected.
9. Wisdom = happiness in the sense of recognizing the importance of the small things that make you happy
Wisdom can not be learned. Wisdom - unlike being smart - is a culmination of life experiences… in fact you can be wise without having accumulated book knowledge …
Being wise is connected to being able to see the wider picture and it is about caring for the greater good.. acting wisely is deeply connected to that.
Manfred journeys us beautifully through the main pillars of wisdom…
1. The golden rule as the basis of all wisdom… ‘don’t do to others what you would not like to have done to yourself..’
2. Forgiveness. As an act you do for yourself first - not for others
3. The importance of being humble and recognizing how little you know… as a true base for being wise..
4. The importance of knowing yourself deeply and fully … and accepting your shadow side as a key aspect of you…
5. Wisdom — and how it is not aligned with Greed or Envy…
6. Wisdom .. comes from deep and real listening …
7. Wisdom is to choose your battles carefully…
8. Wisdom is courage … or courage leads to wisdom. Whichever it is - the two are connected.
9. Wisdom = happiness in the sense of recognizing the importance of the small things that make you happy
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