Come back from every setback a stronger and better leader. If you read nothing else on mental toughness, read these ten articles by experts in the field. This book is been combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you build your emotional strength and resilience--and to achieve high performance. This book will inspire you to:
- Thrive on pressure like an Olympic athlete
- Manage and overcome negative emotions by acknowledging them
- Plan short-term goals to achieve long-term aspirations
- Surround yourself with the people who will push you the hardest
- Use challenges to become a better leader
- Use creativity to move past trauma
- Understand the tools your mind uses to recover from setbacks.
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness (with bonus interview "Post-Traumatic Growth and Building Resilience" with Martin Seligman) | Harvard Business Review (Author) , Martin E.P. Seligman (Author), Tony Schwartz (Author), Warren G. Bennis (Author), Robert J. Thomas (Author) | Harvard Business Review
Table Of Contents
Chapter 1. How the Best of the Best Get Better and Better
Chapter 2. Crucibles of Leadership
Chapter 3. Building Resilience
Chapter 4. Cognitive Fitness
Chapter 5. The Making of a Corporate Athlete
Chapter 6. Stress Can Be a Good Thing If You Know How to Use It
Chapter 7. How to Bounce Back from Adversity
Chapter 8. Rebounding from Career Setbacks
Chapter 9. Realizing What You’re Made Of
Chapter 10. Extreme Negotiations
BONUS: Post-Traumatic Growth and Building Resilience
About the Contributors
LINK FOR THE BOOK