| List of Figures | vii |
| About the Author | ix |
| Foreword | xi |
| Acknowledgements | xv |
| Introduction | 1 |
| Part One | A Case for Narrative Intelligence | 7 |
| | An Invitation to View Life as a Flow of Interweaving Narratives | 7 |
| | What is a Story? | 9 |
| | Stories and Narratives | 11 |
| | The Human Dna of Storytelling | 14 |
| | The Impact of 400 Years of Western Empirical Thinking on How We Think | 22 |
| | How Narrative Thinking Mitigates against Victimhood and Builds Grit | 27 |
| | Strengthening Self-efficacy to Shape Preferred Narratives | 30 |
| | Narratives are Always Works in Progress, Not ‘The Whole Story’ | 35 |
| | The Medium of Storytelling is Language, with All its Richness and Limitations | 40 |
| | Foundations of Narrative Intelligence – Drawing Together Perspectives from Disparate Disciplines | 44 |
| | Making Sense Where Our Narratives Coalesce: In Our Unique, ‘Storied Space’ | 45 |
| | Perspectives from Artificial Intelligence Research | 50 |
| | Perspectives from Neuroscience | 56 |
| | Perspectives from Cognitive Psychology | 64 |
| | Perspectives from Philosophical Hermeneutics | 75 |
| | And So: Narrative Intelligence | 86 |
| Part Two | The Practical Wisdom of Leading with Narrative Intelligence | 107 |
| | Considering Practical Wisdom and Narrative Intelligence | 107 |
| | Reaching for a Whole of Leadership | 109 |
| | A New Narrative of Leading | 113 |
| | Leadership as a Deeply Embodied, Intuitive Skill | 123 |
| | Perspectives from Management Studies | 134 |
| | Perspectives from Systems Thinking | 144 |
| | The Storied Space of Leadership | 153 |
| | A Systemic Approach to Realising Visions | 153 |
| | Rewriting Our Leadership Narratives | 174 |
| | Becoming the Person and Leader I Seek to be | 188 |
| | Leading with Presence, Trust and Fidelity of Influence | 198 |
| | A Caveat – Beware the Dark Side of Leading with Narrative Intelligence | 206 |
| | Leadership Breakthroughs with Narrative Intelligence | 210 |
| | Understanding and Engaging the Narratives of Others | 210 |
| | Collaborating with Moral Purpose within Shared Narratives | 215 |
| | Executing Strategic Goals Using Narrative Intelligence | 223 |
| | Nurturing a Culture of Narrative Intelligence | 234 |
| Epilogue | 249 |
| Appendix | 253 |
| | Developing a Personal Vision | 253 |
| | Reflection Approach | 253 |
| | Inquiry Approach | 254 |
| | Developing a Shared Vision | 255 |
| Bibliography | 257 |
| Index | 279 |