Leadership and Mindful Behavior Action, Wakefulness, and Business

Awareness is a critical aspect of successful leadership. As a new generation of business people enter the job market, the value of perceptive individuals should be considered among the most important assets for any company to acquire. Aimed at business students preparing to enter the workforce, Leadership and Mindful Behavior provides readers with guidelines for effective and perceptive leadership. Some of the aspects to be reviewed will be the importance of both soft and hard skills; the concepts of sleepwalking and wakefulness; and mental models, respect, change, and compassion.

Joan Marques is Assistant Dean, Chair of the BBA Program, and Associate Professor of Management at Woodbury University's School of Business, USA. She teaches courses in leadership, ethics, and organizational behavior, and has authored, co-authored, and co-edited 14 books. She holds a Ph.D. from Tilburg University, Netherlands, and an Ed.D. from Pepperdine University, USA.

1.An Expanded View of Leadership
2.The Problem of "Sleepwalking"
3.The Value of Respect
4.Engaging in Self-Reflection: A Deeper Look Within
5.Mental Models and Reality
6.The Changing Nature of Our Dreams
7.Continuous Evolution as a Human Trait
8.The Value of Broadening Our Mindset
9.Why Soft Skills are Critical
10.Maintaining Wakeful Leadership