
Scientists In Every Boardroom
Harnessing the Power of STEMM Leaders in an Irrational World
By: Ruby Campbell
eBook | 31 October 2019 | Edition Number 1
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We face many global challenges, including climate change, international tensions, technological instabilities, trade wars, increasing mental health problems, failing leadership, drug problems and national political upheaval. The question is: are our current leaders equipped to handle such situations and make the complex decisions needed to address them?
In Scientists in Every Boardroom, Dr Ruby Campbell will walk you through the unique challenges faced by anyone leading STEMM professionals (STEMM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine) and how to manage those challenges effectively. If you are a STEMM individual yourself, this book will help you understand why you may have found it difficult to transition to senior leadership roles, or get to the C-suite or the board level – and it will show you how to change that.
If you are a business leader, board member, senior manager or leader and you are looking to either add STEMM individuals to your team or get the most out of those who are already in your organisation, this book will:
• Demonstrate why it’s crucial to have STEMM professionals on your leadership team
• Help you to better understand the unique qualities of STEMM professionals
• Identify and debunk the myths and biases preventing teamwork
• Show you how to develop their leadership capabilities systematically
• Identify the links between the performance and wellbeing of STEMM leaders, with the performance of the organisation, business and the wider society.
Industry Reviews
“Now more than ever does business need rigorous, evidence-based thinking to guide them and society through the crisis of ideologically driven drivel that passes for much political and economic thinking from our supposed leaders. In an accessible, informed fashion, this book with help business do just that. Highly recommended.”
- Professor Anthony M Grant, Director, Coaching Psychology Unit, University of Sydney
“This is an important, practical book and one that I would recommend every board puts on its reading list. Fake news is not just confined to the political daily news. Counter-factual information (counter-knowledge) in organisations causes immense damage, results in bad decisions, is costly, and is more common than many organisations would wish to admit. Ruby Campbell’s call for greater evidence-based practice is not only timely but one that needs to be taken seriously in all organisations. The lessons and techniques contained in this book should be written on every organisation’s walls.”
- David Wilkinson, Chief Editor, The Oxford Review
“To secure Australia’s health and economy into the future, the leadership of women and men in STEMM is vital. Scientists in Every Boardroom provides much-needed inspiration for all professionals working in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine.”
- Rozalina Schulze, Founder and CEO, Health Industry Hub
“The need for systemic thinking and leadership to address the world’s ‘wicked’ problems has never been greater. Ruby Campbell has hit the proverbial ‘nail on the head’: declining trust in traditional institutions, a world crying out for rational and ethical leadership and an impending tidal wave ready to sweep us away if we don’t change. More than that, however, Ruby has set out a cohesive and readily understood way to address the issues. This book is an investment well worth making!”
- Chris Whelan, Director, The Transformation Initiative
“Such an insightful read into what leadership needs to evolve into. Covering multiple and often forgotten elements of what it will take to be a successful leader for the future, this book clearly details the logical steps to transition into one while providing scientific evidence and data in an easy-to-read format to support the concepts. This book is a must-read for anyone looking to make a genuine difference moving forwards.”
- John Poulter, Director, Comstor Australia
“As Dr Ruby Campbell says, ‘the world urgently needs more critical thinking’. This book goes beyond talking about what will drive a profit for business but considers the type of leaders needed to deliver better outcomes for humans on this Earth. Both inspirational and useful, Ruby’s thinking will help individuals, organisations and nations achieve better results, for this and future generations, through a new wave of leadership.”
- Jen Marshall, Chief Product Officer, Isentia Australia
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Author’s note xiii
Introduction: A worldwide crisis in rational leadership 1
Now, more than ever … 1
What is STEM, and STEMM? 4
Why do we need STEMM leadership? 5
Small signs of progress 6
Massive untapped potential 9
The world urgently needs more critical thinking 10
PART I: WHY WE NEED CHANGE
1 The changing leadership needs of the 21st century 13
Is the world getting better or worse? 15
A reordering of trust 20
Who gets to be CEO? 22
Other influential leadership roles: heads of state 26
Who are we promoting and electing? And why? 27
2 Leadership defined and why it matters 31
Re-conceptualising leadership 34
Is current leadership development working? 37
The rise of personalised learning 40
The Fourth Industrial Revolution 41
3 The Fourth Industrial Revolution and STEMM leadership 45
New leadership is needed for the 21st century 48
STEMM matters 51
STEMM leadership or leadership in STEMM? 54
The STEMM leadership advantage 57
PART II: THE SCIENCE OF LEADERSHIP MODEL
4 A new approach to developing leaders 63
How things can go from bad to worse 63
The systemic issues holding STEMM leaders back 68
Evidence-based management 70
Coaching and evidence-based leadership development 74
STEMM and non-STEMM leaders: what’s the difference? 80
The SCIENCE of Leadership model 81
5 Self-knowledge Development 85
Cultivating self-awareness 86
How individual values affect business performance 89
Leadership and courage 93
Understanding personality traits and the effects on
businesses 95
6 Conceptualise Mental Complexity 107
Complexity, systems and leadership 108
Increasing mental complexity 110
7 Investigate leadership style and capabilities 117
Do leadership models work? 119
Essential leadership capabilities for the 21st century 122
8 Emotional intelligence enhancement 127
Defining emotional intelligence 128
Learning how to lead ourselves 135
Developing emotional intelligence in ALL Leaders 140
9 Nurture resilience and wellbeing 143
The biology of stress 144
Managing stress 148
It’s all in the mind 150
Back to mindfulness 152
Beyond resilience 156
When the going gets tough … 157
High performance in a VUCA world 159
10 Consolidate transition process 161
Facing and working through fears 161
Neuroscience and stereotypes 163
New identities 166
Time to stop (and breathe and think) 169
11 Enable sustainable change 171
Setting values-based goals 172
Ongoing change, learning and growth: lessons from global
CEOs 177
Final remarks 181
Appendix A: Some coaching tools used in the SCIENCE of
Leadership model 185
Appendix B: Goals Matrix 191
Acknowledgements 195
Bibliography 199
ISBN: 9781925921380
ISBN-10: 1925921387
Published: 31st October 2019
Format: ePUB
Language: English
Number of Pages: 232
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: ProVeritas Group Pty Ltd
Edition Number: 1
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