Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Biography -- Dr Jacqui Grey FCIPD -- Introduction -- Banish Executive Gremlins - become a resilient 21st-century leader -- The 21st-century leadership dilemma -- Overview -- 01 Resilience under fire - Executive Gremlins are derailing your business -- Why Executive Gremlins cause strategic change programmes to fail -- MBO to flotation -- Joint venture -- Recession, downsizing and internal takeovers -- An internal takeover -- Social media, whistleblowing and breaking the brand -- Bullying -- Leaders' experiences -- Feeling threatened through change -- Why is it important to talk about change? -- 02 The secret weapon! -- Human needs and Executive Gremlins -- Belief systems - where do they come from? -- The emotional bucket -- Executive Gremlin: Unimportant -- Executive Gremlin: Unlovable -- Executive Gremlin: Control -- Learning to handle your gremlins -- 03 Your reality is not their reality -- Your reality and conflict -- Exploders, stuffers and covert stabbers -- LEAP! -- 04 The Executive Advantage 10-Step Solution for Resilient 21st-century Leaders© -- A process for identifying and handling Executive Gremlins in the context of the organization -- 05 Neuroleadership and the 10-Step Solution -- The evolution of brain development -- So what is going on in our heads now? -- The SCARF model and Executive Gremlins -- Neuroleadership and gender - are we wired differently? -- Does SCARF apply differently to men and women? -- 06 Women on the edge -- Women need to start believing in themselves and self-promote -- Don't try to be superwomen! -- Use your gender difference -- don't just be a stereotype -- The double glass ceiling -- Why aren't there more women on boards? -- Women must want it badly enough -- Getting more women on boards - top tips for CEOs -- Actions for the individual -- 07 The rot starts at the top.

Poor leadership behaviours derail business performance -- Authenticity and storytelling -- Factions and mafias -- Underperforming boards, leadership teams and individual board members -- Off target! -- The investment in improving leadership behaviours and performance is worth it -- Think longer term and bigger picture -- Leaders must be willing to take personal risks -- Risk -- Organizational investment -- 08 The Executive Advantage 21st-century Solution for Organizations -- Key trends for 21st-century leadership -- Key 21st-century behavioural capabilities -- Loss of meaning -- Loss of community -- Employees are more cynical than they used to be -- So how do we encourage inclusive leadership? -- Support for 21st-century organizations -- What is mentoring? -- The benefits of mentoring for mentors -- Qualities of a good mentor -- The benefits of mentoring for mentees -- Conclusions and summary -- Further reading -- Bibliography -- Index.