Chapter
A bird’s eye view of the book
02 Twenty-first century needs transpersonal leaders with emotional intelligence
Twenty-first century leaders
The neuroscience of leadership
Enabling leaders to become more competent
Case study Increasing the emotional intelligence of Poolia
Case study Leadership assessment in a Japanese logistics company
Tool Emotion check questions
Tool EI self-assessment questionnaire
03 Recurring leadership development needs: findings from research
Top three EI capability gaps
04 Blind spots and hidden strengths: findings from research
The danger in blind spots and hidden strengths
Research into blind spots and hidden strengths
Top three hidden strengths
05 Transpersonal leadership journeys and assessment (LEIPA® and 8ICOL®)
The transpersonal journey
The development of 8ICOL®
Developing leadership journeys and appropriate assessments
Case study West Midlands Pension Fund
Case study Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Tool Values self-assessment questionnaire
Tool The Mindfulness Triangle
06 Feeding (back and) forwards for talent development
Making feedback feed forward through to enhanced performance
Case study Indirect feeding-forward for entrepreneurial growth
07 Coaching for talent development
Coaching to solutions, not problems
Coaching to embed positive new behaviour
Case study Coaching to support alignment to corporate objectives
Tool Structure of a problem
08 Workplace projects for talent development
Learning through real workplace projects
Rewarding project learning through academic credit
Case study Workplace project for empathetic behaviours
Tool Project learning question checklist tool
Tool The Meakin Salvage Strategy Tool
09 Director peer groups for team talent development
DPGs for team talent development
How to set up, structure and run a DPG
Using action learning to solve member issues
Key aspects of good facilitation of a DPG
Case study Peer groups to build a team and enable professional consultants to become business coaches
Case study Peer groups and the CEO of a scientific instruments small business
Tool Conditions of membership and/or ground rules
Tool Agenda for a DPG meeting
Tool Group issue session topics
Tool Expert session topics
Tool Confidentiality letter for guest attendance at a DPG meeting
Tool Force field analysis
Tool Feedback on a DPG meeting
10 Storytelling for talent development
Storytelling skills and applications
Case study The role of personal narratives and leadership metaphors in assessment
11 Improving results through measuring ‘return on investment’
Improving results through measuring RoI
Leadership as development
Case study Provider and client benefits realization