Strategic Acceleration Succeed at the Speed of Life

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• ISBN13: 9781593155643
• ISBN10: 1593155646
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-02
• Publisher: Vanguard Press

Summary

One of the world's top business coaches and trainers presents a revolutionarynew approach to achieving ultimate success in any business endeavor.

Author Biography

Tony Jeary has been and continues to be the coach to the world’s top CEOs and high achievers for more than twenty years. His clients include the presidents of Wal-Mart, Firestone, Shell, Samsung, New York Life, and members of the United States Senate, to name only a few. An advisor to many, Tony has invested his life and career in helping others discover new clarity for their vision, develop focus on direction, and create powerful execution strategies that strategically impact achievement and results. He is happily married and blessed with two great daughters. He lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
The Speed of Life and What You Believe	p. 7
Without Clarity, You Will Resist Strategic Change
Perception Is Reality, Even if It's Not the Truth
The Things You Believe Impact Your Results
The Value of Changing Strategic Beliefs: A Case Study
Strategic vs. Tactical
A Lack of Clarity Creates Felt Needs
You Can Live in the Problem, or You Can Live in the Solution
Increasing Effectiveness Is the Strategic Issue in Improving Results
The Effectiveness Ladder
How Far in the Future Can You See?
The Pulling Power of Clarity: Vision	p. 29
A Clear Vision Is Critical to Success and Effectiveness
The Value of Combining Opportunity with Personal Strengths: A Case Study
Vision Can Transform the Worst of Circumstances
Getting Better, Not Bitter: A Case Study
Get Clear on What You Really Want
Recognize the Opportunities in Your Own Life
Docking a Ship Seems Impossible, But It's Actually a Series of Small, Easy Steps
Understanding Your Gifts and Strengths Is Critical
Understanding the "Why" Produces Clarity	p. 49
The Clarity Equation
What & Why: Developing Your Vision & Understanding Your Influences
Enabling Transparency: A Case Study
Purpose: Communicating Motivators
A Young Man's Vision Becomes Reality: A Case Study
Value: Articulating Felt Needs
The Relationship of Value to Results
Value in Action: Going for the Green: A Case Study
Clarity: Pulling You Forward
Tactical vs. Strategic Thinking
Consequences of Not Having Clarity
If-Then Thinking
The Practical Effect of Clarity
Clarity and Performance
Focus Is the Opposite of Distraction	p. 76
Learning How to Focus
Become Aware of the Need for Focus
Clarify the Need to Improve Your Focus Skills
Focus on Improving Your Skills, Then Practice
The Problem of Focusing on the Past
The Problem of Focusing on the Future
Execute Your Solution and Make It a Second-Nature Routine
Four Positive Characteristics of the Ability to Focus
Finding Focus and Producing Real Results	p. 98
Compare Your Current Situation with Your Future Vision
Focus
Getting Clear on Current Conditions
Strategically Merging Positives and Negatives: A Case Study
Venturing Into the Gap
Strategies, Objectives, and Action Steps
Putting Value in Perspective at The News Group: A Case Study
Organizing Your Goals and Locating Your Focus at Three Levels
Differentiating Your Focus at Each Tier of Your Vision
Putting It All Together
Persuasion Matters	p. 124
The Strategic Acceleration Tripod
The Execution Tripod
Persuasion Is Critical to Execution
What It Means to Exceed Expectations
How Exceeding Expectations Impacts Results
Understanding Expectations
Persuasion Is the Key to Exceeding Expectations
The Three Elements of Effective Persuasion
Production Before Perfection	p. 150
The Procrastination Problem
Identifying the Foundations of Procrastination
Procrastination Is Just a Bad Habit!
Go as Far as You Can See, and Then You'll See Farther
The Persuasive Influence of Strategic Presence	p. 176
Your "Strategic Presence" Defines Other People's Perception of You
The Building Blocks of Strategic Presence
Your Values Contribute to Your Strategic Presence
Your Behavior Also Contributes to Your Strategic Presence
How to Communicate Strategically
Creating Images of Influence
Your Vision Statement
Your Behavioral Priorities
Presence Statements and Characteristics
Why These Building Blocks Are Important
Creating and Sustaining a Positive Strategic Presence Requires Repetition
Conclusion	p. 197
Creating Your Clarity Blueprint	p. 205
Create Voluntary Change
Understand Your Influences
Understand Your Strategic Beliefs
Outline What You Need to Do to Get What You Want
Document Your Vision
Unlock Your Internal Keys to Success
Explore Where You Are Today, Why You Might Not Be Going Where You Want, and What Can Be Changed
Document Your Vision's Purpose and Value
Create Your Own Recipe for Clarity
Creating Your Focus Blueprint	p. 231
Evaluate Your Current Focus Skills
Improve Your Focus Skills
Get Clear on Current Conditions
Develop Your Strategic Plan
Creating Your Execution Blueprint	p. 247
Determine What to Say and How to Say It
Give Value and Do More than Is Expected
Document What Is and Is Not Working Well
Describe Your Hope and Great Goal for the Future
Examine the Behaviors You Most Value
Understand What You Are and What You Want to Be
Glossary	p. 267
About the Author	p. 275
How We Can Help	p. 277
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