Michelle Bihary

Leading Above the Line

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.