Grass Roots Leaders: The BrainSmart Revolution in Business

Of their earlier book, The BrainSmart Leader:''I have utilized the principles described in this book, and have found that they boost innovation, stimulate creative thinking and deliver outstanding results on both a personal and business level.'' Bob Hughes, Manager of National Accounts Payable Services, IBM ''The BrainSmart Leader has transformed British Airways USA. This book is literally a roadmap to success ... a must read for today''s leaders.'' Pat Terrion, Senior VP of Sales, British Airways USA''Provides the reader with a simple way to apply complex theories and research on the brain and put them into solid business practice'' Evelyn Walker, Senior Human Resource Manager, IBM''The tools in this book give a leader everything they need to tackle today''s complex business problems.'' Rich Bannon, Senior VP and Corporate Controller, Entex Information Services''The book is worthwhile reading and the exercises are likely to be of some value in developing thought processes.'' Manager, March/April 2000''... an interesting read.'' Economic Outlook, December 1999''... clearly and rationally espouses the benefits to organisations and individuals of nurturing, valuing and inspiring people in order to capture their enthusiasm, increase their creativity and carry them along as agents of change rather than obstacles in its path. Not only does the book do this successfully, it offers us methods for achieving the same result. I recommend this book to anyone who would like to consider, use and develop strategies to achieve success for their organisations, as well as to teachers and trainers.'' National Association for Staff Development, January 2001Grass Roots Leaders is a radical way of looking at employees, team members, staff, even line managers - seeing them as well-informed experts rather than compliant functionaries. Tony Buzan, Tony Dottino and Richard Israel pick up a theme they first introduced nearly a decade ago in The BrainSmart Leader and document a way of fundamentally changing the perspective and behaviour of leaders and employees in your organization. Their approach involves - using the brain''s capacity for solving problems and implementing innovative plans to make the organization''s vision a reality;- adopting a three-speed technique - first gear to slow down and allow new learning or support for difficult transition periods. Second gear for shifting to a productive work outcome, and then third gear to champion innovation and change;- a series of proven models for: dealing with information overload; making the best use of scarce resources, such as time; and helping develop and keep sight of successful outcomes.The book accurately captures the current state of thinking in organizations, as well as the latest research on how our brains work, to deliver a radical blueprint for how organizations need to change to survive and what this means to their managers and to their employees.If you are a leader who longs to use the grass roots intellectual capital in your organization but, given the quantity of meetings, e-mail, crises and reorganizations, you simply haven''t had the time, this book is for you.And if you are an employee who is sick and tired of daily stress, bad planning and poorly thought-through changes and implementations, customer complaints but no improvements, this book is for you, too. A BrainSmart Revolution in Business starts with one person. You.Contents: Preface; Introduction to the grass roots revolution; A new breed of leader; A proactive approach to change; Shifting gears; Creativity at the grass roots: the power of mind mapping; Managing information overload; The seven principles of grass roots leadership; The lifeline to ''S''; Grass roots power; The brainsmart leader; Finishing the story; The three day miracle; Further reading; Index.About the Author: Tony Buzan - the originator of Mind Mapping® - is the world''s foremost writer, broadcaster and lecturer on mental effectiveness. His numerous books have achieved massive su