As a savvy leader, you are concerned by complex workplace challenges. Disengagement, low productivity, a negative culture, high turnover or bullying may add to an already demanding environment. Your team's performance and wellbeing may be undermined by below-the-line functioning, hindering your organisation's future success.
The interpersonal climate of your workplace is critical for human functioning. Without above-the-line leadership, innovation, creativity, wellbeing and learning cannot flourish.
How will you facilitate change in these uncertain times and keep your head above water?
Leading above the line: Applying neuroscience to build psychologically safe and thriving teams provides insights and practical tools informed by neuroscience, psychological safety, emotional intelligence and mental health that enable you to:
Lead yourself so you can be a powerful and positive influence for others. Cultivate self-leadership to optimise your cognitive and psychological agility, performance and wellbeing.
You can't lead others if you can't lead yourself.
Lead your employees to shine, fulfil their potential, build on their strengths and feel valued and trusted while navigating an evolving, uncertain and complex world.
Workplace relationships are pivotal in supporting employees'
performance, engagement and wellbeing.
Create a thriving high-performing team in which team members are buoyed by an optimistic and appreciative climate where it's safe to contribute and learn.
Workplaces need thriving ecosystems, not toxic ego-systems.
If you're serious about fostering potential and wellbeing from a human-centred approach and are keen to elevate your workplace climate, use the easy-to-implement strategies in this book to grow your leadership above the line.
Industry Reviews
This book is the opposite of Leadership for Dummies ... This is the bible for intelligent, committed leaders who want to make a difference. Michelle has gained the wisdom in these pages the hard way, through decades on the front line as a therapist, leader and organisational consultant. This wisdom is backed up by the latest science to guide you to lead yourself, your team and your organisation and to create a psychologically safe climate where everyone can be their best. This is a book that will change you and your organisation forever.
Peter Cook, Chairperson at Thought Leaders
As a leader, if you want to reach your potential, create high performing teams and foster a great workplace culture then you must read this book. Michelle Bihary draws on her vast education, knowledge and experience to provide such valuable insights and practical information to effectively lead above the line.
Debbie Gabreal, Head of Customer Relations at QBE
Leading Above the Line provides a very thought-provoking look at how our behaviours as leaders can have a profound ripple effect throughout an organisation. Ensuring we lead ourselves is pivotal to bringing out the best in our teams. Anyone in a leadership role will find useful information in Michelle's book, which gives a clear framework on how to achieve a healthy culture.
Paul Greenhalgh, Chief Executive Officer at South Gippsland Hospital