Books The Mind of the Leader: How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results  by Rasmus Hougaard (Author), Jacqueline Carter

"The Mind of the Leader: How to Lead Yourself, Your People, and Your Organization for Extraordinary Results" by Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter is a leadership guide grounded in extensive research, including assessments of over 35,000 leaders and interviews with 250 executives at top companies. The book identifies a global leadership crisis where leaders and organizations fail to meet employees' basic needs for meaning, purpose, connection, and happiness in work.

The authors propose that effective leadership today requires cultivating three core mental qualities: mindfulness, selflessness, and compassion, collectively called the MSC Leadership Mind. Mindfulness helps leaders overcome distraction and multitasking to focus and increase productivity. Selflessness addresses the fulfillment gap by fostering true happiness and meaning for leaders and their teams. Compassion reconnects people by enhancing human connections, followership, and engagement.