Leading With the Brain in Mind

Michael Dickmann is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and the Leadership Center at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He also serves as a leadership, learning, and development consultant to education, corporate, and service organizations. He is coauthor (with Nancy Stanford-Blair) of Leading With the Brain in Mind: 101 Brain-Compatible Practices for Leaders (Corwin Press 2003) and the second edition of Mindful Leadership (Corwin Press 2008). Nancy Stanford-Blair is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and the Leadership Center at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She also serves as a leadership, learning, and development consultant to education, corporate, and service organizations. Anthea Rosati-Bojar is the Dean of the College of Education at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Preface: A Leadership Leap Acknowledgements About the Authors Introduction: Making The Leap Moving From Perception to Performance A Pragmatic Proposal A Practical Approach A Passionate Perspective Part I. Perception 1. The Connection The View From The Edge The Connection Reader Reflection 2. The Connected Leader The Tighter Connection Reader Reflection Part II. Performance 3. Physiological Nature & Nurture The Story of Physiological Capacity The Meaning of the Story The Rest of the Story Reader Reflection 4. Social Nature & Nurture The Story of Social Capacity The Meaning of the Story The Rest of the Story Reader Reflection 5. Emotional Nature & Nurture The Story of Emotional Capacity The Meaning of the Story The Rest of the Story Reader Reflection 6. Constructive Nature & Nurture The Story of Constructive Capacity The Business The Management The Problem The Meaning of the Story The Rest of the Story Mindful Strategy Mindful Practice Reader Reflection 7. Reflective Nature & Nurture The Story of Reflective Capacity The Stage The Director The Meaning of the Story The Rest of the Story Reader Reflection 8. Dispositional Nature & Nurture The Story of Dispositional Capacity The Way We Are The Way We Might Be The Meaning of the Story The Rest of the Story Reader Reflection Part III. Persistence 9. The Connected Culture Inform, Perform, Transform The Connected Leader Revisited The Connected Culture The Greater Connection Reader Reflection References Index

Using a wonderful combination of research, stories, case studies, and reflective activities, the authors give their readers the gift of a new understanding of leadership and provide them with the tools they need to bring new life and effectiveness to their role. -- Pat Wolfe, Educational Consultant An intriguing read! I can't imagine any leader who could not find some valuable ideas and practices in this little volume. -- Roland S. Barth This important book is full of practical leadership strategies for utilizing the nature of human intelligence in influencing the achievement of goals and the establishment of a healthy organizational climate. Leaders in all fields will find this landmark book highly interesting and very useful. -- David W. Johnson and Roger T. Johnson, Codirectors