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Finding the Space to Lead
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Finding the Space to Lead

A Practical Guide to Mindful Leadership

Janice Marturano
Bloomsbury Press, 2014

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Today’s nerve-racking pace makes it impossible to focus, see the big picture or catch a breath. Business leaders have a hard time keeping up when everything they do feels like it’s a fire to put out. Janice Marturano, executive director of the Institute for Mindful Leadership, details how businesspeople can use mindfulness training to find the space they need to work without duress. The World Economic Forum invited Marturano to conduct a mindful leadership workshop at its 2013 gathering of world leaders in Davos, Switzerland. The author’s recommended two daily meditation sessions – plus numerous purposeful pauses and meditative reflections – might not seem practical to already overscheduled business professionals. Still, getAbstract recommends Marturano’s approach to distracted, oppressed leaders everywhere.

Take-Aways

  • The frantic pace business leaders must maintain makes it difficult for them to focus on their jobs.
  • They need emotional and mental space to think clearly and work effectively.
  • Strong leaders connect well with others and are effective change agents.

About the Author

Janice Marturano, executive director of the Institute for Mindful Leadership, is a former vice president and deputy general counsel for General Mills.

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