Don't Wait for Someone Else to Fix It : 8 Essentials to Enhance Your Leadership Impact at Work, Home, and Anywhere Else That Needs You

A playbook for leaders in any walk of life, with a foreword from Richard Leider, the legendary executive-life coach and best-selling author. The world needs positive leadership more than ever. Luckily, there is a large untapped source of leaders who can change the world for the better: all of us! Since each of us constantly influences those around us, by definition, everyone is a leader, not just people with formal titles. This book will help everyone tap into the power of their influence to pursue a meaningful purpose, whether on the job, in the community, or at home. All it takes is leadership intelligence , a combination of 8 moral, social, and technical imperatives essential to our ability to positively influence others. These 8 essentials include: Aim to be Your Ideal Self Know Your Real Self Ignite Integrity and Responsibility Embrace Empathy and Compassion Decide Wisely Let Go of What You Know Achieve Meaningful Goals Empower Others Don’t Wait for Someone Else to Fix It is liberally illustrated with compelling stories of a varied cast of characters, including the head of a skiing expedition to the North Pole, an Olympic snowboarding coach, a mountaineer leading a high-altitude Himalayan climbing team, the executive director of an innovative low-income senior housing community, and the founder of a pioneering youth basketball program for girls. Examples of “fixing it” also come from the journeys of entrepreneurs and executives in the financial services, health care, educational, travel and media industries. In addition, the book highlights insights of thought leaders such as internationally famous author and coach, Richard Leider; Stephen M. R Covey, a best-selling author and global authority on leadership; world-renowned performance psychologist and author Jim Loehr; and Richard Sheridan, best-selling author, and co-founder of the award-winning software company Menlo Innovations. Authors Doug Lennick and Chuck Wachendorfer are highly qualified to share the lessons of Don’t Wait for Someone Else to Fix It . Both have decades of experience as corporate executives, entrepreneurs, community volunteers, business coaches, and parents. For the reader who wants down-to-earth guidance about how to be a successful leader, the book does more than just talk about the significance of leadership intelligence. It features a wealth of practical exercises and tools for developing each of the 8 leadership intelligence essentials. Cover 1 Title Page 5 Copyright Page 6 Contents 7 Foreword 9 Part One The Big Picture 13 Chapter One Everyone Is a Leader 15 Chapter Two Follow the Leadership Logic Chain 31 Effective Leadership and the Leadership Logic Chain 32 Implementing the Leadership Logic Chain 35 Part Two Eight Leadership Essentials 47 Chapter Three Aim to Be Your Ideal Self 49 The Alignment Model 53 Moral Compass 54 Exercise: Values and Behavior Alignment Worksheet 56 Goals 57 Behavior 62 Chapter Four Know Your Real Self 64 Answering the Question, “Who Am I?” 69 The Experiential Triangle 71 Chapter Five Ignite Integrity and Responsibility 84 Integrity and Responsibility: An Essential Pair 88 Integrity and Responsibility Breed Trust 89 Telling the Truth 91 Standing Up for What Is Right 93 Keeping Promises 97 Responsibility 98 Admitting Mistakes 99 Serving Others 103 Chapter Six Embrace Empathy and Compassion 107 Empathy and Compassion: An Essential Pair 109 Empathy, Compassion, and Leadership Performance 118 Empathy, Compassion, and the Bottom Line 121 Barriers to Empathy and Compassion 123 Empathy and Compassion Begin at Home 124 Encouraging Empathy and Compassion in Others 125 Chapter Seven Decide Wisely 127 Decision-Making Is a Full-Time Job 129 Obstacles to Deciding Wisely 130 Emotional Landmines 131 Preventing Emotionally Driven Decisions 131 Mental Biases 132 How to Decide 139 When It Comes to Decisions, 4Rs Make All the Difference 140 Recognizing 141 Reflecting 142 Reframing 143 Responding 145 Chapter Eight Let Go of What You Know 148 The Business Case for Learning Agility 150 Cultivating a Learning Mindset 152 Empathy-fueled Learning 154 Strengthening Your Individual Learning Agility 155 Be Curious 156 Choose Growth over Comfort 158 Resist Defensiveness 160 Experiment 161 Cultivate Learning Agility in Those You Lead 161 Chapter Nine Achieve Purposeful Goals 165 Self-awareness and Goal Achievement 166 Secrets of Successful Goal Achievement 166 Quantifiable Versus State of Being Goals 170 Motivation and Goal Achievement 173 Leading Others to Achieve Purposeful Goals 184 Chapter Ten Empower Others 189 What Is Empowerment? 190 Empowerment and Delegation Are Different 191 The Cost of Empowerment Missteps 192 Empowering Others Is Motivating 193 Clarify Expectations 194 Provide Resources 196 Empowerment Done Right 196 The Gift That Keeps on Giving 197 Part Three Climbing Leadership Mountains 199 Chapter Eleven Confront Crises 201 Self-awareness 204 Integrity and Responsibility 205 Empathy and Compassion 207 Wise Decision-making 208 Learning Agility 210 Achieving Purposeful Goals 211 Empowering Others 212 Chapter Twelve Recovering from Leadership Setbacks 214 Expect Bumps in the Road 216 How Did This Happen? 217 Recognize Your Response 219 Reflect on Your Setback 221 Reframing for the Future 223 Respond with Courage 225 Self-care During a Setback 227 Minimizing Setbacks with the Eight Essentials 227 Make Mistakes Matter 228 Rediscover Your Real Self-identity 229 Ask for Support 229 Help Followers Manage Their Own Setbacks 230 Afterword 231 Acknowledgments 235 References 239 Index 245 EULA 257 "The world needs positive leadership more than ever. Luckily, there is a large untapped source of leaders who can change the world for the better: all of us! Since each of us constantly influences those around us, by definition, everyone is a leader, not just people with formal titles. Don't Wait for Someone Else to Fix It will help everyone tap into the power of their influence to pursue a meaningful purpose, whether on the job, in the community, or at home. All it takes is "8 Essentials," a combination of moral, social, and technical imperatives core to our ability to positively influence others"-- Provided by publisher