The Positive Leader

Jan Mühlfeit

The Positive Leader

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The Positive Leader is a guide in which personal experiences, theoretical know-how, and practical ideas are brought together to give shape to a new leadership model that places people, happiness, and energy-management as its central focus.Jan Mühlfeit’s positive leader is no longer the traditional idea of a strong, authoritarian figure, but rather someone that has the courage to embark on a journey of understanding, starting with themselves. Self-awareness guides all of their choices and puts them in a position of being able to create a calm environment in which, thanks to good energy-management, people can work according to their individual aspirations, talents, and strengths.

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Analysis and key concepts

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An outdated model: four errors frequently made by leaders

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The 4Ps of positive leadership according to Mühlfeit: people, purpose, process, place

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Positive people: Companies’ new competitive advantage comes in the form of human capital

04.

Challenging the obsession with weaknesses: why you need to focus on strengths to do well

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The first person a leader should work on is themselves: the need for self-awareness

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Positive purpose: leadership as a collective process, in which people work towards an aim together

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Work, career, and vocation: three different approaches that can vary depending on your vision

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Positive psychology at work: why the goal of a positive leader is happiness, not results

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Get into the flow: why more physically and mentally demanding activities are more satisfying

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Introducing the Flow Model to your workplace to improve productivity and team satisfaction

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Positive process: manage energy (not time) to give your best and avoid stress and burnouts

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From Chief Executive Officer to Chief Energy Officer: positive leadership’s new CEO

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Positive place: success or happiness? A path you must travel, even if it’s uphill

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Take-home message

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Many useful tips to:

  • Develop a new approach to leadership that differs from traditional forms, and understand the advantages that it can bring to you, your team, and company.
  • Improve your self-awareness and work on your strengths.
  • Learn more about positive leaders and discover how to become one.

Jan Mühlfeit has worked for Microsoft for 22 years and was President of the European division from 2007 to 2014. He is an expert in strategy and coaching for managers and professional athletes, as well as having created a series of seminars dedicated to personal development. His method is aimed at unleashing both an individual’s true potential, as well as that of a team or an organisation. It is grounded in the principles of positive psychology and based on his own professional experience, as well as input gathered from political encounters, businessmen, and athletes over the years.

Publishing house:

Pearson

Year:

2016

Pages:

344

ISBN:

978-1292166155