Reality-based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses into Results

by Cy Wakeman; Foreword by: Larry Winget

• ISBN13: 9780470875254
• ISBN10: 0470875259
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-08-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Leadership strategies grounded in reality and focused on resultsRecent 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. In Reality-Based Leadership, expert Fast Company blogger Cy Wakeman reveals how to be the kind of leader who changes the way people think about and perceive their circumstances-one who deals with the facts, clarifies roles, gives clear and direct feedback, and insists that everyone do the same-without drama or defensiveness. Filled with dynamic examples, innovative tools, and diagnostic tests, this book shows you how to become a Reality-Based Leader, revealing how to: Uncover destructive thought patterns with yourself and others Diffuse drama and lead the person in front of you Stop managing and start leading, empowering others to focus on facts and think for themselvesEquipped with a facts-based, confident approach, you will free yourself from the frustrations you face at work and transform yourself into a Reality-Based Leader, with the ability to liberate and inspire others.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction: Calling All Leaders

Find Peace at Work

You Are the Source of Your Suffering-and That's the Good News

If You Argue with Reality, You Lose (but Only 100 Percent of the Time)

Would You Rather Be Right, or Wildly Successful?

Restore Sanity to the Workplace

Lead First, Manage Second

Play Favorites: Work with the Willing!

Change Is a Fact of Life-Get Over It! How to Bullet-Proof Your Employees

Lead Your Team to Results

Opinions No Longer Count-Actions Do

Stop Judging and Start Helping: The Golden Rule of Teamwork

Conclusion: The Reality-Based Leader's Manifesto

Appendixes

Alignment Survey

Self-Test: Managing Versus Leading

Feedback Frame

Notes

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Index

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