Power Barometer - by Josefine Campbell (Paperback)

About the Book

POWER BAROMETER examines how to navigate between different states of mind-agile, mellow, narrow, fragile-to improve mental agility.

Book Synopsis

In most corporate workplaces, the brains of the people working there are the biggest asset of the business. The brain runs on energy, but most organizations treat people as though their personal energy is an infinite resource.

It is not.

To be ready, deal with change and be flexible people need energy. Meanwhile, stress, anxiety, and loss of engagement at work are major factors in modern work life and statistics are staggering in a negative direction.

In POWER BAROMETER leadership coach and jiu jitsu champion, Josefine Campbell examines how to increase awareness and navigate between different states of mind-agile, mellow, narrow, fragile-to improve your personal, your team's, and your organization's mental agility.

Based on her years of experience coaching managers through CEOs at multinational organizations like McDonald's, Deloitte, and Maersk and her intense training in martial arts' reaction courses, Campbell's Awareness Matrix is the roadmap for success.

Filled with case studies and tools, POWER BAROMETER details how to enhance your personal energy when managing or collaborating with others to become more mentally agile and productive.

Review Quotes

"In this book, Josefine Campbell focuses on the essence of being a good leader-how can we become a better version of ourselves? The

combination of optimizing energy and mental presence is a powerful message that many leaders will be able to use to become a better version of themselves. At a turning point in my life, I realized what it can do to [help me] be mentally agile. After that, it helped me handle my work with Pandora's IPO. Today I use it in my work in Carlsberg, but also privately. In my opinion, it is more a self-development book than a management book because you can use the tools in all aspects of life."

-JESPER SABROE, finance vice president,

Carlsberg Group

"Whatever you learned about leadership only works in practice when you are aware of your energy and that of others. We manage time, money, and quality. But the big game-changer, personal energy, is too often forgotten. Hence, we become easily unaware about what happens inside and around ourselves. People burn out and make bad dictions when they are low on energy. It impacts leadership effectiveness, collaboration and business.

"This book provides quick and concise advice for personal growth as well as for making a positive impact. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to grow as a leader or human being and improve collaboration in a sustainable way to make the world a better place."

-ANNELISE SOMMER, CEO, Umove

"Josefine has, with her straightforward approach and extensive experience from executive coaching, a solid experience base which she elegantly conveys as a very hands-on approach to getting more energy in everyday life and dealing with stress better! I learned a lot by reading it!"

-MIKKEL VINDELØV, global head

of commercial operations,

Inside Sales and Dealers,

Marine, Hempel A/S

"A situation that we can all get a little annoyed about is listening to people who 'don't know what they don't know.' After reading Josefine Campbell's book, I became much wiser, and now I can-with emphasis-talk about management and management problems. Even after forty years of management experience, the book provides significant input!"

-FLEMMING LINDELØV, chairman

of Prime Office A/S

"Josefine's authentic manner, combined with her curiosity and emotional commitment, permeates this book, written in a down-to-earth and easy-to-read way. Hijacking as an expression is brilliant-we can all be hijacked sometimes and from this book get inspiration to navigate our state of mind."

-ANNETTE B. HASENBERG, CEO at

MOL Chemical Tankers Europe A/S

"Don't ruin your career by getting 'hijacked.' I've seen it happen too many times to count. Talented, experienced people get fired every day for not managing their energy. The tools are simple. Not using them can undo all of your value to an organization. I'm recommending this book to all of our companies."

-CLAY DOUGLASS, Chair, Tarida Capital