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Author Brown, Paul, 1939- author

Title The fear-free organization : vital insights from neuroscience to transform your business culture / Paul Brown, Joan Kingsley, Sue Paterson
Published London, UK ; Philadelphia, PA : Kogan Page, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Contents List of figures; List of tables; About the authors; preface; 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; References; 02 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 hormones; 03 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; References; 04 Relationships; Introduction; Think again; Make or break; Being and nothingness; Cooperation and collaboration
The business of relationshipsEmotional radar; References; 05 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; References; Part Two The organization, energy flow and profit; 06 Fear in the workplace; Introduction; But first, some definitions; Fear in the organization; References; 07 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 organizationReferences; 08 Leaders and HR; Introduction; Who is accountable?; The role of HR in organizations; The role of leaders; Leaders and HR working relationships; References; Part 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; References; 10 Change, adaptability and flow
IntroductionAdaptability 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; References; 11 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; References; Endnote; Index
Summary Draws on the new frontiers in neuroscience to explain why using power, threats and subtle scare tactics is a huge corporate mistake. Running on fear has no profit in it: this book offers an alternative organizational path to success
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Leadership -- Psychological aspects
Organizational change.
Work environment.
Psychology, Industrial.
Fear.
Organizational Innovation
Psychology, Industrial
Fear
fear.
Organizational Theory & Behaviour.
Occupational & Industrial Psychology.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
Fear
Leadership -- Psychological aspects
Organizational change
Psychology, Industrial
Work environment
Neurosciences.
Occupational and industrial psychology.
Organizational theory and behaviour.
Form Electronic book
Author Kingsley, Joan, author.
Paterson, Sue, author
ISBN 9780749472962
0749472960
Other Titles Vital insights from neuroscience to transform your business culture