Grounded

BOB ROSEN is a trusted CEO advisor, organizational psychologist, and bestselling author. As the founder and CEO of Healthy Companies International, he has long been on a mission to transform the world of business, one leader at a time. The recipient of a multiyear grant from the MacArthur Foundation, Bob continues to pursue his research into the nature of leadership. A frequent media commentator, he has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and the Financial Times. Bob's previous books include The Healthy Company, Leading People, Just Enough Anxiety, Global Literacies, and The Catalyst. For more, including a self-assessment of your leadership profile, visit BobRosen.com.

• Part I A Crisis on the Horizon1 The Winds of Change 22 Are You Bending, Breaking, or Staying Rooted? 123 Who You Are Drives What You Do 24Part II The Roots of Healthy LeadershipPhysical Health 384 Body-Mind Awareness 405 Energy Management 486 Peak-Performance Lifestyle 57Emotional Health 657 Self-Awareness 678 Positive Emotions 769 Resilience 91Intellectual Health 10110 Deep Curiosity 10311 Adaptive Mindset 11412 Paradoxical Thinking 128Social Health 13813 Authenticity 14014 Mutually Rewarding Relationships 15115 Nourishing Teams and Communities 163Vocational Health 17616 Meaningful Calling 17917 Personal Mastery 18918 Drive to Succeed 200Spiritual Health 21519 Higher Purpose 21720 Global Connectedness 22521 Generosity of Spirit 23522 On Becoming a Healthy Leader 248Part III Putting Leadership into ActionHow Healthy Leaders Build Healthy Organizations 26223 Tapping into a Higher Purpose 26524 Forging a Shared Direction 27225 Unleashing Human Potential 28026 Fostering Productive Relationships 28727 Seizing New Opportunities 29428 Driving High Performance 301Grounded: A Change in Consciousness 311Notes 314Acknowledgments 330About the Author 332Index 334About Healthy Companies 348

Advisor and organizational psychologist Rosen (CEO & founder, Healthy Companies Intl.; The Healthy Company: Eight Strategies To Develop People, Productivity, and Profits) outlines a holistic approach to leadership based on his in-depth research of several international companies (e.g., Polo Ralph Lauren, Alcoa, PBS). The book's main message is that a leader must cultivate a healthy internal balance of six aspects: physical, emotional, intellectual, social, vocational, and spiritual. Rosen identifies these qualities as the roots of leadership and suggests that the leader possessing them can more easily withstand chaos. The core of the text discusses methods for developing sound foundations. The healthier the leader is, the stronger the organization will be as a whole. The book's final section expands on how developing these characteristics will influence a well-balanced person and contribute to a flourishing company. VERDICT Rosen draws from interviews and case studies to present a simple message to leaders: focus on improving yourself before you try to fix your company. While the conceit of the title is compelling, the concepts put forth may appear as unreachable ideals. This volume pulls together dissimilar leadership models and will appeal to business readers bored of training manuals. Recommended. —John Rodzvilla, Emerson Coll., Boston (Library Journal, October 2013)