Foreword by Jim Citrin Acknowledgments   INTRODUCTION: The Fear of Being Human9 A New Business Environment and New Expectations  The Sum of All Fears  How to Become a Human Leader PART 1: MINDTRAP – Identify Your Lock  Chapter 1. When the keys to past success get in your way: how mindsets become mindtraps  The Birth of a Mindtrap  Cul de Sac  How well do you know yourself?  Chapter 2. Uncover your inner obstacles: which mindtrap is holding you back?  The long shadow of trauma  What is a Trauma?  Inherited trauma  How do you define your identity?  Are You Wearing the Right “Suit”?  The Consequence of Mindtraps  Chapter 3. Find the source of your mindtrap: whose voice is it?  The Voice of Authority  When behavior speaks louder than words The Power of the Collective  Which voice do you listen to?  PART 2: MINDSHIFT – Free Your Voice  Chapter 4. How we can change our mindset: the stories we tell ourselves  Finding Order in Chaos  The Master Filter The Meaning Making Machine  The Space and Time Traveler The Human Connection  The gap between who we are and how we are perceived  The “Gandhi neurons”  Chapter 5. See yourself differently: a view from outside the frame  Hitting the Wall The Gift of External Perspective  Your immediate environment The power of words The Professional Guide  Open your Ears, Eyes and Mind85 Chapter 6. Challenge your beliefs: is it true, relevant, or helpful today?89 Truth Be Told  Claire  Andrew   Hortense  Is it relevant?  David  Buddha  Mateo  Is it still helpful?  Andrew   Claire  Chapter 7. Challenge your fears: three strategies to “do it anyway”  See the Gift in Crises  Find Your Boosters  Take One Step at a Time  Chapter 8. Let it go: three ways to make peace with the past Let Go  Walter Andrew   Rewrite Your Story  Time travel PART 3: MINDBUILD – Lead With Empathy  Chapter 9. Define your identity as a human leader  Understand what drives you  From Personal to Collective Purpose  Write Your Eulogy  Imagine your future self Back to the future  Identify your role models The Other Benefits of Flexing Your Imagination  Chapter 10. Empower your inner leader: four practices to better connect with yourself Staying on the Right Path  Self-care for the soul Draw from a bank of positive memories Practice Gratitude  Learn to protect yourself and recharge  Chapter 11. Become a new leader: four practices to better connect with others  Learn to listen more and speak last Cultivate Your Empathy  Practice and roleplay conversations  Learn to set and maintain new boundaries      CONCLUSION: The New Leader  Index

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