Leaders don't just need to know about leadership -- leaders need to embody the capacity to lead in the midst of ambiguity and complexity. Developed by the Strozzi Institute in Northern California, the concept of embodied leadership is derived from somatic coaching, a unique approach that brings the body forward as an advocate in creating a place for change and transformation. It brings together language, action, feeling and meaning and is based on the idea that the mind and body are inextricably linked: to develop one, a person must cultivate the other.
Embodied Leadershipdeconstructs the current thinking about the body using key discoveries in neuroscience to explore a different way of seeing the body and the way it relates to the mind. There are practical exercises throughout to develop embodied leadership skills and personal development and to demonstrate the uses and benefits of a somatic approach, particularly in the area of emotional intelligence.
A thought provoking, practical, accessible guide on how to use your body to develop authority, presence and impact as a leader.
This book offers refreshingly practical ideas for everyone wanting to develop their leadership skills. It takes deliberate practice, but building on the principles of embodied leadership it opens our eyes to how much choice we actually have when we don't let our past determine our behavior, and hence our potential at work.
Acknowledgements
IntroductionPart One Setting the foundations
01 What do we mean by leadership anyway?
Leadership: the leaders
Leadership: the position
Leadership: actions and behaviours
Leadership: the results
Leadership: an integration
Recommended reading
Notes
02 How do I get better at it?
Self-cultivation
What are you practising?
Deliberate practice
Embodiment and mastery
Beginnings
Recommended reading
Notes
03 If I am to del£6
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