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Book SynopsisLeadership strategies grounded in reality and focused on results Recent polls show that 71% of workers think about quitting their jobs every day. That number would be shocking-if people actually were quitting. Worse, they go to work, punching time clocks and collecting pay checks, while completely checked out emotionally.
Table of ContentsForeword xi
by Larry Winget
Introduction: Calling All Leaders 1
Part One: Find Peace At Work 7
1 You Are the Source of Your Suffering—and That’s the Good News 9
2 If You Argue with Reality, You Lose (but Only 100 Percent of the Time) 19
3Would You Rather Be Right, or Wildly Successful? 35
Part Two: Restore Sanity To The Workplace 47
4 Lead First, Manage Second 49
5 Play Favorites: Work with the Willing! 69
6Change Is a Fact of Life—Get Over It! How to Bullet-Proof Your Employees 83
Part Three: Lead Your Team to Results 103
7 Opinions No Longer Count—Actions Do! 105
8 Stop Judging and Start Helping: The Golden Rule of Teamwork 125
Conclusion The Reality-Based Leader’s Manifesto 141
Appendixes 145
Appendix 1 Alignment Survey 147
Appendix 2 Self-Test: Managing Versus Leading 149
Appendix 3 Feedback Frame 153
Notes 155
Acknowledgments 157
About the Author 161
Index 163
