The Steadfast Leader: Control Anxiety, Make Confident Decisions, and Focus Your Team Using the New Science of Leadership

The Steadfast Leader combines rational thought and gut feelings to help business leaders become calmer, more powerful, and make better decisions. It explains how the brain and gut (connected by the vagus nerve) make decisions together and provides practical, cutting-edge neuroscientific concepts to help leaders stay focused, manage stress, and improve decision-making.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 15 December 2023
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Business leaders today face unprecedented challenges, and it is not uncommon to feel overwhelmed by the sheer number and complexity of nonstop decision-making. To further complicate matters, one may believe that some decisions require rational (brain) decision-making, while others call for going with one's gut. In The Steadfast Leader, you will discover that integrating the two—brain and gut—will help you become the calm, steadfast, and powerful leader you want to be. With their combined expertise in both business and medicine, Dr. Geoffrey VanderPal and Dr. Randy Brazie frame the latest scientific understanding of the human nervous system, drawing on Polyvagal Theory to show how the brain and the gut (connected by the vagus nerve) make decisions together. Helping to put an end to the tension caused by either-or, they show how using both-and works better in every situation. Packed with eye-opening research, case studies, and relatable examples from the business world, The Steadfast Leader provides practical, cutting-edge neuroscientific concepts to help you stay focused and make better decisions—for yourself, your team, and your organization.

Inside, you will learn how to:

1. Make optimal decisions without the negativity of past stress and trauma influencing decisions.
2. Become a more successful manager using tools you can adapt to your team.
3. Improve the physical workspace for happier, more focused employees.
4. Stand up and stand out: Take your career from the margins to center stage.
5. Make wiser financial decisions in good times and bad.
6. Make better recruitment decisions and manage interpersonal challenges.
7. Master focus, productivity, and connection with yourself.

By integrating rational thought and gut feelings, you can become a more effective leader who can navigate the complexities of the business world with confidence and clarity. The Steadfast Leader provides you with the tools and knowledge you need to make better decisions, improve your leadership skills, and achieve success in your career.

Weight: 465g
ISBN-13: 9781265524487