Mindshifting is about learning to lead mindfully and with impact. Focusing helps us learn more rapidly and perform more effectively given the flood of information coming at us and the increasing pace of change around us. We can take back control using these essential mindful leadership skills.
This approach is based on the latest behavioral, psychological and neuroscience research. I use case examples and inspiring stories from successful leaders in a range of Fortune 500 companies. By clarifying our thinking and values we can transform our organizations and create extraordinary outcomes.
In the end you will have a pragmatic action plan to guide your development and realize your potential.
Joshua Ehrlich is a senior advisor and coach who helps leaders drive innovation and change. He is a leading authority on succeeding in demanding environments and an expert on mindful leadership. Based on his research, he helps individuals, teams and organizations develop their engagement, resilience and strategic thinking. Josh has worked with hundreds of executives and dozens of teams in multinational companies, including more than 50 of the Fortune 100 across multiple industries. He is Chairman of the Global Leadership Council—an international network of specialists in leadership and organizational transformation. He received his BA with Distinction in Psychology from Yale University and his MA and PhD in Psychology from New York University.
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Consciousness is made of attention and intention. Attention helps you see more clearly, like when you shine a flashlight in a dark room. That flashlight is also healing. Wherever you focus with acceptance, you heal, including in yourself and others. Intention transforms the energy of attention into information. Inquiring into your own attention and intention enables you to get to know who you are.
You are not your thoughts. You are not what you do for work. Our personalities are a fiction. We get attached to this story, but we can get behind our egos to understand our real needs and wants. Our life becomes more joyful and fulfilling when we remember who we really are. In addition, this clarity helps us become more flexible, effective and impactful as leaders.
Meditation is self-focused attention with empathy.
Experiment: Self-inquiry meditation
Experiment: Experiencing subtle forms of communication
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28 Jan 2025
Ch 24: Mindful Coaching
Coaching is a powerful skill for leaders and professionals. Mindful coaching is about helping others reflect in the context of a safe relationship. Silence and Caring are at the heart of mindful coaching. When coaches provide accepting attention it is healing in itself.
There are two phases of mindful coaching: Assessment and Goal-setting. Assessment is about seeking understanding and has two key components:
Active listening
Focused Inquiry
Goal-setting is about planning and action and has two key components:
Brainstorming
Committing to action
There are three levels and modes of operating as a mindful coach:
Sounding Board
Skills Development Trainer
Transformational Agent
Generally we avoid giving advice because our goal is for clients to learn to think for themselves. Questions help us avoid taking over and invite reflection. However, if a client is about to make a costly mistake that could affect their career, we can temporarily step out of our neutral stance and go into expert mode to provide advice.
Experiment: Receiving coaching
Experiment: Providing coaching
Experiment: Increasing the power of questions
Experiment: Giving constructive feedback
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14 Jan 2025
Ch 23: Organizational Goals & Focus
In this chapter I tell the story of an organization that successfully engaged employees in a bottoms up goal-setting process. This involved two MindShifts: moving from Personal Accountability to Organizational Accountability, and moving from Task Analysis to Market Analysis.
I outline a five-step process to set and implement an organization’s goals:
1.Participative goal-setting: soliciting employee involvement in establishing goals.
2.Communication: articulating goals and validating understanding.
3.Execution: planning and implementing effective strategies and processes.
4.Accounting: setting up appropriate measures to keep track of progress toward goals.
5.Reflection: periodically reviewing results and modifying processes.
Experiment: Setting goals within your organization
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