Marturano - Finding the space to lead : a practical guide to mindful leadership

Praise for Finding the Space to Lead

At the World Economic Forum, I saw in person how Janice Marturanos mindful leadership training could make a real difference in the lives of corporate leaders from around the globe. Her powerful new book, Finding the Space to Lead, makes the principles of this training accessible to readers everywhere. Whether youre the leader of a corporation or a PTA or you just find yourself overwhelmed by the pace of modern life, you will find both invaluable wisdom and practical advice in these pages.

Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief, Huffington Post Media Group

Mindful Leadership has transformed my life. As a corporate change agent my ability to understand myself and others better is crucial to bring about skillful and sustainable improvements. In Finding the Space to Lead, Janicethe pioneer of mindful leadershipoffers us the practices that have enriched my own leadership competencies and opened the most meaningful workplace and life dimensions.

Andreas Metzen, senior vice president, DVB Bank SE

I describe my first mindfulness retreat as life-changing and once again Janice has wowed me. Her clarity, encouragement, and reminders to be gentle on ourselves as we learn to be mindful leaders are simply amazing. Finding the Space to Lead will benefit all who read and practice it.

Gale S. Pollock, major general (ret.), CRNA, FACHE, FAAN

Janice Marturano knows what leadership excellence is, and shows us how it can be cultivated. Much more than just a simple application of some mindfulness techniques, Finding the Space toLead joins mind training exercises and sound business disciplines into practical, transformative leadership practices.

James Gimian, publisher, Mindful magazine and Mindful.org

Janice Marturano has been an inspiration to many of her friends at General Mills. Her new book, which explores the framework of mindful leadership, is an excellent read for anyone balancing the complexities of modern life and leadership.

Michael L. Davis, executive vice president, human resources, General Mills

This is a book filled with practical steps that can help businesses to succeed by cultivating the strengths of their most important resourcetheir employees. This book is a must read for business leaders who want to create a sustainable corporate environment grounded in shared communication and trust.

Matt Mumber, M.D., author of Sustainable Wellness: An Integrative Approach to Transform Your Mind, Body, and Spirit

With leaders everywhere searching for ways to be mindful, Janice Marturanos timely new book, Finding the Space to Lead, is the definitive guide to becoming a mindful leader. If you follow her practical advice and easy-to-adopt exercises, this book will change your life. You will not only become a better leader, you will have a more fulfilling life.

Bill George, professor, Harvard Business School, and former chair and CEO, Medtronic

A must read for anyone in a leadership position. This is a riveting account of how mindfulness can transform leadership in organizations and improve individual well-being and organizational success. Sprinkled with compelling real-world examples, this book should be required reading for leaders of any organization.

Richard J. Davidson, founder and chair, Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison

We live in a world where every single person is a leader in some capacity and everyone is trying to figure out how to deal with the increasing demands and complexities of life. Finding the Space to Lead gives us concrete strategies, from a high powered executive of a major American corporation, to increase our focus and creativity, as well as how to lead with compassion. In this practical and straightforward book, Janice Marturano shares her down to earth and common sense approach that can help moms and moguls alike. I highly recommend it.

Congressman Tim Ryan, Ohio, author of A Mindful Nation

Janice Marturano is a widely-admired executive and a leader in a movement that is changing the shape of our world through mindfulness and emotional intelligence. With this insightful book, leaders of all shapes and sizes will not only become much more effective in every way, they will also become happier.

Chade-Meng Tan, Googles Jolly Good Fellow and international bestselling author of Search Inside Yourself

Janices personal story about discovering mindfulness, and ultimately defining how it applies to enhanced leadership, is inspiring. This is not some new age mindset rhetoric As someone who had no idea what mindfulness was, this has made me a better leader, father, and husband by building the muscle of staying focused on demand.

Joe Ens, vice president, General Mills

This book is both deeply moving and utterly inspiring. Whether you are already a leader, or are preparing to lead, or perhaps you have had leadership thrust upon you, reading this book and following its practices will become a lifeline, allowing you to discover a way to cultivate your deepest potential to lead with excellence and wisdom.

Mark Williams, professor of clinical psychology, University of Oxford

Janice Marturano has walked the path of leadership and knows its challenges firsthand. In Finding the Space to Lead, she outlines a focused approach to those challenges using the skills of moment-to-moment awareness. The practices contained here will do more than change you as a leader; they will reacquaint you with yourself.

Pat Barrick, vice president, City Harvest

This book is dedicated to those who aspire to lead with courage, integrity, and compassion.

Copyright 2014 by Janice Marturano

Published by Bloomsbury Press, New York

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA

Marturano, Janice.
Finding the space to lead : a practical guide to leadership excellence through
mindfulness / by Janice Marturano. First Edition.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
eISBN 978-1-62040-248-1
1. Leadership- Psychological aspects. 2. Meditation. I. Title.
BF637.L4M287 2014
658.4092dc23
2013031415

First U.S. Edition 2014
This electronic edition published in January 2014

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