Description
Book SynopsisA senior executive, and father of child with autism, transforms how a top US retailer employs people with disabilities.
Table of ContentsContents:
Chapter 1 Thank You and Yes 1
Chapter 2 Go with the Terrain 9
Chapter 3 Connecting 19
Chapter 4 Finding Gold in Dark Places 23
Chapter 5 Be Ready 29
Chapter 6 Archimedes and the Scorpion 33
Chapter 7 Money, Mission, and Meaning 41
Chapter 8 Principles Require Action 47
Chapter 9 Find the Crack in the Concrete 51
Chapter 10 Playing Chess 55
Chapter 11 Failure Is Just a Time- Out 59
Chapter 12 Compassion and Justice 63
Chapter 13 Adjusting Our Sails 71
Chapter 14 Pick Your Moment 75
Chapter 15 Best Practices 83
Chapter 16 Leaders Go before Their Troops 89
Chapter 17 I’d Better See Some Dinosaurs 93
Chapter 18 Manage Your Fear 95
Chapter 19 Cash in Your Chips 99
Chapter 20 Cathedral Builders 103
Chapter 21 Crossing the Rubicon 107
Chapter 22 Eliminate Fear 111
Chapter 23 Share the Story 115
Chapter 24 Where the Buck Stops 121
Chapter 25 The Journey Is Worth It 125
Chapter 26 Bucking the Status Quo 129
Chapter 27 Don’t Let the Big One Get Away 133
Chapter 28 Esther’s Lesson 139
Chapter 29 The World Is Waiting 143
Chapter 30 Katrina 147
Chapter 31 Manage in the Gray 151
Chapter 32 Share the Load 155
Chapter 33 Sacagaweas 159
Chapter 34 Tough Love 167
Chapter 35 Failure Is Not an Option 171
Chapter 36 Breathing Life into the Dream 175
Chapter 37 Positive Distractions 181
Chapter 38 Clear and Elevating Goals 185
Chapter 39 Verily, Verily 191
Chapter 40 Being Andrew 195
Chapter 41 A Place to Succeed 201
Chapter 42 How Long? 209
Acknowledgments 213
Appendix 1 Principles for Hiring People with Disabilities 217
Appendix 2 Moving from Grief to Acceptance 223
Notes 227
About the Author 229
