The Mind of the Leader, Jacqueline Carter
The Mind of the Leader, Jacqueline Carter
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The Mind of the Leader
How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results

Author: Jacqueline Carter, Rasmus Hougaard, Arne Sorenson

Narrator: Paul Heitsch

Unabridged: 8 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/18/2018


Synopsis

Join the global movement that's making corporations more people-centric to achieve great results.

The world is facing a global leadership crisis. Seventy-seven percent of leaders think they do a good job of engaging their people, yet 88 percent of employees say their leaders don't engage enough. There is also a high level of suffering in the workplace: 35 percent of employees would forgo a pay raise to see their leaders fired.

This is an enormous waste of human talent—despite the fact that $46 billion is spent each year on leadership development.

Based on extensive research, including assessments of more than 35,000 leaders and interviews with 250 C-level executives, The Mind of the Leader concludes that organizations and leaders aren't meeting employees' basic human needs of finding meaning, purpose, connection, and genuine happiness in their work.

But more than a description of the problem, The Mind of the Leader offers a radical, yet practical, solution. To solve the leadership crisis, organizations need to put people at the center of their strategy. They need to develop managers and executives who lead with three core mental qualities: mindfulness, selflessness, and compassion.

Using real-world inspirational examples from Marriott, Accenture, McKinsey & Company, LinkedIn, and many more, The Mind of the Leader shows how this new kind of leadership turns conventional leadership thinking upside down. It represents a radical redefinition of what it takes to be an effective leader—and a practical, hard-nosed solution to every organization's engagement and execution problems.

About Jacqueline Carter

Jacqueline Carter is director of The Potential Project North America. Her clients include Cisco, Marriott, Accenture and Microsoft, among many others. She is coauthor, with Rasmus Hougaard, of The Mind of the Leader and One Second Ahead.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Romans on August 24, 2019

An accurate title for this book would be “Mindfulness in Leadership”, as it is very focused on how mindfulness helps in management roles and for self-improvement at work. The concept is pretty good, and is based on what the author calls “MSC”: mindfulness, selflessness and compassion. Since the S an......more

Goodreads review by Maire on January 11, 2021

Siit tuleb minu elu kõige pikem raamatuarvustus. Ma pole siiani veel mitte ühelegi raamatule pannud vahele nii palju järjehoidjaid ega nii palju alla jooninud, kui selles. Kavatsen sellest saadud mõtetega kindlasti täiendada ka oma juhtimisalaseid loenguid. Seda raamatut lugema hakates tekkis aga alg......more

Goodreads review by Patricio on February 26, 2025

Entrega conceptos novedosos de liderazgo como la importancia del Mindfullness, creo que el gran valor de este libro y mi puntuación recae en este concepto. Del resto ayuda a no caer en conceptos básicos como la compasión que a primera vista ayudarían en la labor, al final puede resultar contraproduc......more

Goodreads review by Ksenia on June 06, 2018

A good book, a lot of things are a bit too simplified but still worthy. Got a few good leadership hints and lifehacks on self-improvement and company culture improvement. Not a mindblowing book, but worth reading if you are on a self-improvement path. The flow is good, an easy read.......more

Goodreads review by Wally on October 29, 2018

Again and again, I got angry with the authors. Finally, I quit reading. If facts, research, and clear explanations of reasoning are important to you, skip this book You can see my full review at [URL not allowed]......more