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"With leaders everywhere searching for ways to be mindful, Janice
Marturano’s 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." ―Bill George, Professor, Harvard Business
School and former Chair and CEO of Medtronic
"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
"At the World Economic Forum, I saw in person how Janice
Marturano's 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." ―Arianna Huffington, President and Editor-in-Chief,
Huffington Post Media Group
"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 y Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison
"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 inful
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, Google's Jolly Good Fellow and international
bestselling author of Search Inside Yourself
"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,
SVP, Human Resources, General Mills
"This book is both deeply moving and utterly inspiring. Whether
you are already a leader, or 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." ―Professor Mark Williams, Professor of
Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford
"I describe my first mindfulness retreat as life-changing and
once again Janice has ‘WOW'ed’ 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 (Retired), CRNA, FACHE, FAAN
"This is a book filled with practical steps that can help
businesses to succeed by cultivating the strengths of their most
important resource--their 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 MD, author of Sustainable : An Integrative
Approach to Transform Your Mind, Body and Spirit
"Janice's 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, her and husband by building the muscle of
staying focused 'on demand.'" ―Joe Ens, Vice President, General
Mills
"Mindful Leadership has transformed my life. As a corporate
change agent my ability to understand myself better and others is
crucial to bring about skillful & sustainable improvements. In
Finding the Space to Lead, Janice, the pioneer of Mindful
Leadership, offers us the practices that have enriched my
leadership competencies and opened the most meaningful workplace
and life dimension." ―Andreas Metzen, Senior Vice President, DVB
Bank SE
"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 to
Lead joins mind training exercises and sound business disciplines
into practical, transformative leadership practices." ―James
Gimian, Publisher, Mindful and mindful.org
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About the Author
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Janice Marturano was for many years a senior executive and
deputy general counsel at General Mills, a Fortune 200
corporation; she has also worked at Panasonic and Nabisco. At
General Mills she initiated the company's program in mindfulness
for leaders, which has helped earn it the #1 ranking among
American businesses for executive training. She is now the
Director of the Institute for Mindful Leadership, which she
founded and which offers this training to leaders from
corporations, nonprofits, and other institutions. She lives in
New Jersey. She has been profiled in the Financial Times and now
blogs for the Huffington Post. She was invited to speak on
Mindful Leadership at the 2013 World Economic Forum in Davos.
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