The fear-free organization : vital insights from neuroscience to transform your business culture

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Machine generated contents note: List of figuresList of tables -- Contributors -- Foreword Introduction Part One The person 01 Fear essentials and the development of the Self -- Introduction -- We are our emotions -- What is the brain? -- Let's get physical: what are feelings? -- Memories -- Becoming a person: Change and adaptability -- Patterns -- Adaptation -- References02 The Brain -- Introduction -- Pure imagination -- Welcome to your brain on emotion -- Contextually speaking -- The emotion connection -- So, what makes people different? -- Emotions deep down inside: Your business card -- The leader's low road -- What's trust/love got to do with it? -- Walking on air -- References -- Appendix 2A The triune brain -- Appendix 2B The emotional brain: Key ingredients -- Appendix 2C Left brain/right brain -- Appendix 2D Neurotransmitters and hormones03 Memories are made of this -- Introduction -- What are memories? -- Once upon a time -- The faintest ink -- The eureka effect -- Creativity by association -- I remember it well -- What lies beneath -- Epigenesis -- Organizational culture -- References04 Relationships -- Introduction -- Think again -- Make or break -- Being and nothingness -- Cooperation and collaboration -- The business of relationships -- Emotional radar -- References05 Trust -- Introduction -- Attachment: The foundation of trust -- Broken trust -- The gift of fear -- The neurobiology of trust -- The trust game -- In virtual reality we trust -- Trust me... -- The power of trust -- ReferencesPart Two The organization, energy flow and profit 06 Fear in the workplace -- Introduction -- But first, some definitions -- Fear in the organization -- References07 The nature of energy -- Introduction -- Energy and the brain -- Managing the brain's energy -- Tracking energy in the organization -- The 'mind': A working model -- The fear-free organization -- References08 Leaders and HR -- Introduction -- Who is accountable? -- The role of HR in organizations -- The role of leaders -- Leaders and HR working relationships -- ReferencesPart Three The future of organizations 09 The role of leadership -- Introduction -- What makes a good leader? -- How do leaders lead? -- Leadership and the Sofi model -- Relationships and communications -- Building a trust-based culture -- Setting strategy and getting commitment -- Being a limbic leader in a brain-focused organization -- Leadership and gender -- References10 Change adaptability and flow -- Introduction -- Adaptability and change -- Seeing and flowing -- The flow state -- Different ways of thinking -- What is the Self? -- Organizational change programmes -- Change in a fear-free organization -- References11 The fear-free organization -- Introduction -- A useful reminder -- The beginnings of a central unifying theory -- En-couragement -- Proposed design spec for a fear-free organization -- ReferencesIndex.

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