CONTENTS
Introduction
Why This Book
The Central Aim of my Work
The Challenges Ahead of Us
The Defining External Forces
How AI will Shape Leadership
HUMA Leadership for the New Era
The Essence of HUMA Leadership
Technological Fluency and Human Power Skills
The Five Core Competencies of the HUMA Leader
Core Competency 1: Creating Psychological Safety as the Foundation
Why Psychological Safety is Essential
Psychological Safety: Meaning, Origins, and Impact
Main Strategies & Techniques to Establish Psychological Safety
The Big Misunderstanding: Psychological Safety & Accountability
Key Takeaways
Core Competency 2: Establishing a Growth Mindset
The Concept of the Growth Mindset
Intertwined and Supporting Concepts
The Growth-Obscuring Fixed Mindset
Main Strategies and Techniques to Create a Growth Mindset
Striking the Right Balance Between Growth and Fixed Mindset
Key Takeaways
Core Competency 3: Building and Demonstrating Ownership
The Essence of Ownership
Ownership and the Ownership Ladder
Ownership versus Accountability
The Psychological Contract as a Magic Wand
Main Strategies and Techniques to Create and Demonstrate Ownership
Overcoming Barriers to Ownership
Key Takeaways
Core Competency 4: Operating with Excellence
Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement as the Basis
Systems Thinking as the Next Step
Building an Adaptive System: Flexibility without Chaos
Practical Applications
Measuring What Matters: Metrics for Operational Excellence
Key Takeaways
Core Competency 5: Adopting a Coaching Mindset as the Glue
The Foundations of Coaching
The Coaching Process
Main Coaching Strategies and Techniques
Coaching at the Workplace: The Specifics of Leadership Coaching
Alternatives to Coaching as a Leadership Style & Technique
Key Takeaways
The 10 Human Power Skills
Curiosity and Creativity
Communication and Collaboration
Contextualization and Strategizing
Systems Thinking and Building Trust
Improvising & Hands on Doing
Sensemaking & Judgment
Self-Awareness & Resilience
Empathy & Emotional Connection
Teaching & Mentoring/Coaching
Ethics & Social Responsibility
How to Make HUMA Work
Final Thoughts