Work Revolution

Jonathan Males is a sport psychologist and executive coach who has helped Olympians and business leaders to achieve success since 1993.As a sport psychologist he has helped athletes and coaches at eight Olympic and Paralympic Games. As an executive coach and team development specialist he coaches teams and their leaders in business sectors including property, IT, investment management, pharmaceuticals, and legal services. He holds a first-class degree in Psychology and a PhD in Performance Psychology and is the founder of Mezzana Partners.

• AcknowledgementsAbout this bookIntroductionHow we got in this messA vision of healthy high performanceMy storyChapter 1. Who are you and what do you want?SummaryWho are you? Personality and characterWhat do you want? Motivation and thinking stylesLight and darkHealthy, sustainable motivationConclusionWant to know more?Chapter 2. Worldviews – our inner maps of the worldSummaryThe match between your worldview and the demands of your roleTransitioning from one worldview to the nextCommunication between worldviews 23ConclusionWant to know more?Chapter 3. Self-awareness as the key to changeSummaryMap of inner experienceImmunity to ChangeEnabling changeThe power of 1%ConclusionWant to know more?Chapter 4. Think StraightSummaryWhy thinking mattersHow working life distorts thinking – and how our thinking distorts working life.Cognitive biases – inbuilt thinking problemsThe perils of short cuts – how assumptions can get in the wayHow to improve the quality of your thinkingThinking with othersConclusionWant to work on this?Want to learn more?Chapter 5. Relate WellSummaryWhy relationships matterHow modern work and our minds distort relationships.Self-awarenessSelf and otherUnderstanding needs in relationshipsHow to improve relationshipsHigh performance communicationGiving feedback – understanding impact and intentConclusionWant to work on this?Want to learn more?Chapter 6. Act PowerfullySummaryWhy action mattersWhy modern work stops us getting much doneOrganising your working environmentThe creative orientation – overcoming barriers to action.Structural tensionFrictionMindfulness and current reality – accepting what isBringing this to lifeAlignment, purpose and motivationConclusionWant to work on this?Want to know more?Chapter 7. Building Exceptional TeamsSummaryWhy teams matterHow teams are changingHarnessing the power of teamsBeing an effective team memberA Framework for exceptional teamsThe outcomes – belief, confidence, and trustRemote and Hybrid TeamsConclusionWant to work on this?Want to know more?Chapter 8. Leading in new worldsSummaryWhat sort of world are we living in?Cynefin map for new worldsGiven the VUCA world in which we live, what does leadership mean and what do leaders need to do?We don't need another heroNew archetypes for leadership – hearth holders and agitators, coaches and explorersYour inner readiness to leadLook out for the shadowPeople and Task: Coach and ExplorerStability and Change: Hearth holder and AgitatorThe relationship between the archetypesMeaningful PurposeReimagining the futureConclusionWant to work on this?Want to know more?Epilogue – the power of having enough, rather than always wanting moreBibliography