The Steadfast Leader: Control Anxiety, Make Confident Decisions, and Focus Your Team Using the New Science of Leadership

Discover how integrating rational thought and "gut feelings" together will make you a calmer, more powerful leader

Business  leaders today face unprecedented challenges―and it's not uncommon to  feel overwhelmed by the sheer number and complexity of nonstop decision  making. To further complicate matters, you may believe that some  decisions require rational (brain) decision making, while others call  for you to "go with your gut." In The Steadfast Leader,  you'll discover that integrating the two―brain and gut―will help you  become the calm, steadfast and powerful leader you want to be.

With  their combined expertise in both business and medicine, Dr. Geoffrey  VanderPal and Dr. Randy Brazie frame the latest scientific understanding  of the human nervous system, drawing on Polyvagal Theory to show how  the brain and the gut (connected by the vagus nerve) make decisions  together. Helping to put an end to the tension caused by "either-or,"  they show how using "both-and" works better in every situation. Packed  with eye-opening research, case studies, and relatable examples from the  business world, The Steadfast Leader provides  practical, cutting-edge neuroscientific concepts to help you stay  focused and make better decisions―for yourself, your team, and your  organization.

Inside you'll learn how to:

• Make optimal decisions without the negativity of past stress and trauma influencing decisions
• Become a more successful manager using tools you can adapt to your team
• Improve the physical workspace for happier, more focused employees
• Stand up and stand out: Take your career from the margins to center stage
• Make wiser financial decisions in good times and bad
• Make better recruitment decisions and manage interpersonal challenges
• Master focus, productivity, and connection with yourself and others