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Book SynopsisWhen something at work isn't going smoothly, managers struggle with what part of the problem to tackle first. Do they start with cost reduction? What about morale? Or should they go for process improvements first? They pick the problem to work on and, depending on whether their plan makes sense, one of two things happens.
Table of ContentsEditor’s Note, by Warren Bennis xiii
Foreword, by Michael C. Jensen xvii
Authors’ Note xxi
Introduction: The Power of Rewriting the Future xxv
Part I: The Three Laws in Action
1. Transforming an Impossible Situation 3
2. Where Is the Key to Performance? 31
3. Rewriting a Future That’s Already Written 65
Part II: Rewriting the Future of Leadership
4. With So Many Books on Leadership, Why Are There So Few Leaders? 93
5. The Self-Led Organization 117
Part III: Mastering the Game of Performance
6. Who or What Is Leading Your Life? 143
7. The Path to Mastery 169
8. Breaking the Performance Barrier 199
Epilogue to the Paperback Edition 206
Appendix: The Three Laws of Performance and the Leadership Corollaries 212
Notes 213
Acknowledgments 215
The Authors 219
Index 221
