For Leaders, Managers, Partners, Parents...and Humans. A simple, repeatable approach for conflict resolution, tough conversations, badass leadership, more influence, thriving teams, deep connection, being truly seen, and real confidence. "The best book for managers and leaders since Who Moved My Cheese"- Dr. Ivan Misner, Founder BNI Worldwide From Jack Canfield of Chicken "Mouse in the Room will change your company, your life, and the world. We long to be seen and heard, to be known and loved for who we really are. We crave connection—both at home and at work. And yet we’ve been conditioned to hide behind a mask, afraid to reveal our true selves for fear of being rejected, getting a bad reaction, or losing something valuable. Not only do we often ignore the elephant in the room, we also ignore the more subtle animals in the room as well. These are our true feelings, thoughts and body sensations, of which the other person may have no clue. David calls this ignoring the mice in the room! Sadly this robs us of the joy that comes from true intimacy, self-confidence and self-expression. At work it creates disconnected teams, higher turnover, lower productivity, and leaders who don’t inspire trust. And it leads to some of the greatest crises our world is facing today. In this ground-breaking book, David shows us how the simple yet courageous act of noticing and naming our “mice” can profoundly change our lives, our work culture, and the world. If you want to create a culture of belonging that attracts and retains top talent and builds thriving teams, read this book. If you want to transform your parenting, romantic and social relationships, read this book. Happy mouse-naming! Jack Canfield Co-author, Chicken Soup for the Soul series Co-author, The Success Principles ***** This book is your doorway to authentic, transparent, honest communication. A little courage can improve your romantic relationships, make you a better parent, and enhance your leadership and team-building at work.
Author
DAVID WOOD began writing as a student at Oxford University in the sixties. He wrote his first play for children in 1967 and has since written over sixty more. They are performed all over the world and include THE GINGERBREAD MAN (nine London seasons), THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT WENT TO SEE... (six London seasons, co-written with Sheila Ruskin), THE SELFISH SHELLFISH, THE SEE-SAW TREE, SAVE THE HUMAN (from the story he wrote with cartoonist Tony Husband), THE IDEAL GNOME EXPEDITION and THE PLOTTERS OF CABBAGE PATCH CORNER. His stage adaptations of well-known books include Dick King-Smith's BABE THE SHEEP-PIG, Roald Dahl's THE BFG and THE WITCHES (both of which played long tours and two West End seasons), THE TWITS, JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH and FANTASTIC MR FOX, DANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD and GEORGE’S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE, HRH The Prince of Wales' THE OLD MAN OF LOCHNAGAR, Michael Foreman's DINOSAURS AND ALL THAT RUBBISH, Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski's MEG AND MOG SHOW (five London seasons for Unicorn Theatre), Philippa Pearce's TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN (which Unicorn Theatre played on tour, in the West End and on Broadway) and Judith Kerr’s THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA. He was dubbed 'the national children's dramatist' by Irving Wardle in The Times and published, to rave reviews, THEATRE FOR CHILDREN: GUIDE TO WRITING, ADAPTING, DIRECTING AND ACTING (Faber), co-written with Janet Grant, which has become required reading on the subject in the UK and the US, and is now published in China. He directed many of his plays for his own company, Whirligig Theatre (founded with John Gould in 1979), which for 25 years toured to major theatres nationwide include Sadler's Wells in London. Film screenplays include SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS and BACK HOME, which won a gold award at the New York Film and TV Festival 1991. Writing for television includes the series CHIPS' COMIC, CHISH 'N' FIPS and THE GINGERBREAD MAN; and TIDE RACE, his filmed drama for Central Television and the European Broadcasting Union, has won several international awards. For BBC Radio 4 he adapted Arthur Ransome's SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS. He also writes children's books; with Richard Fowler he has co-created novelty books including BEDTIME STORY, MOLE'S SUMMER STORY, MOLE'S WINTER STORY, SILLY SPIDER, THE MAGIC SHOW, FUNNY BUNNY'S MAGIC SHOW and THE TOY CUPBOARD. He wrote THE PHANTOM CAT OF THE OPERA (illustrated by Peters Day). David Wood has followed a parallel career as an actor, best remembered as Johnny in Lindsay Anderson's cult film IF... He is married to Jacqueline Stanbury; they have two grown-up daughters, Katherine and Rebecca. In 2004 he was awarded an OBE for services to literature and drama in the Queen's birthday honours. In 2006 he wrote THE QUEEN’S HANDBAG, a play to celebrate the Queen’s 80th birthday. It was performed by an all-star cast in Buckingham Palace Gardens at the Children’s Party at the Palace, and seen live on BBC 1 by 8,000,000 television viewers. from http://www.davidwood.org.uk/all\_about...
