{"product_id":"vertical-growth-isbn-9780730395515","title":"Vertical Growth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn the secrets to self-awareness, life-changing growth and happy, high-performing teams—from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mindful Leader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreat leaders and teams don’t know everything, and they don’t get it right every time. What sets them apart is their commitment to continual learning and vertical growth. Vertical growth is about cultivating the self-awareness to see our self-defeating thoughts, assumptions and behaviours, and then consciously creating new behaviours that are aligned with our best intentions and aspirations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy embracing the deliberate practices and processes for vertical growth laid out in this book, you’ll not only radically improve your leadership and personal wellbeing—you’ll also foster the highest levels of trust, psychological safety, motivation, and creativity in the teams and groups you work with.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou’ll to discover how to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentify when, where and how to develop new leadership behaviours to get better results\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRegulate your emotional responses in real time and handle the most difficult challenges with balance, wisdom and accountability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCultivate practices for self-awareness that foster lifelong internal growth and personal happiness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUncover and change the limiting assumptions and beliefs that keep you, your team and organisation locked in unproductive habits and behaviours\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreate practices and rituals that enable the highest levels of psychological safety, innovation and growth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilled with fascinating real-life case studies as well as practical tools and strategies, this is your handbook for mastering vertical growth in yourself, your team and your organisation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor’s note\u003ci\u003e ix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The vertical growth imperative\u003ci\u003e xi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Developing a vertical growth mindset 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Mindful Leader Matrix 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Why leaders struggle with walking their talk 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 How values help us grow 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Choose your growth values 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Commit to action 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Developing self- awareness and resolving the shadow 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The role of mindfulness in personal growth 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 How to practise self- awareness 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Overcome numbness and denial 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 See and resolve the shadow 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Vertical growth in teams and organisations 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Setting and living team and organisational values 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Creating a container of team psychological safety 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Eliminating team triangulation 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Keep the team on track with 200 per cent accountability 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Giving and receiving conscious feedback 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Personal transformation and the hero’s journey 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mindful Leader: Vertical Growth Resources 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL BUNTING\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the bestselling title \u003ci\u003eThe Mindful Leader\u003c\/i\u003e and co-author of \u003ci\u003eExtraordinary Leadership in Australia and New Zealand\u003c\/i\u003e. He and his team help leaders and organisations around the world to fulfill their highest potential. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e‘This is essential reading for any leader who wants to understand how to transform their leadership and their culture.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —Michael Wright, Executive Chairman and CEO, Thiess \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ‘No matter how senior you are, after reading this book, you will not live or lead the same way again.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —Andre Viljoen, CEO, Fiji Airways \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMASTER SELF-AWARENESS TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE CHANGE \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Developing new leadership behaviours personally and in teams and organisations is challenging, perplexing and elusive. So how can we dramatically increase our odds for successful growth and transformation? The answer is vertical growth. Vertical growth is the process of developing true self-awareness. This enables us to see the unconscious forces driving our thoughts and behaviours, and to consciously realign with a deeper, life-serving purpose.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From bestselling author Michael Bunting, \u003ci\u003eVertical Growth\u003c\/i\u003e offers a simple, elegant framework to help individuals, teams and organisations master the process of lifelong growth and transformation. Through illustrative stories about successful leaders as well as specific practices and tools that you can apply, you’ll discover how to harness personal self-awareness to bring sustained leadership growth.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is your handbook for cultivating the capacity to grow in wisdom and transform your behaviour for good. 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