Leaders Open Doors A Radically Simple Leadership Approach to Lift People, Profits, and Performance

by Treasurer, Bill

• ISBN13: 9781562868574
• ISBN10: 1562868578
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-12-01
• Publisher: Association for Talent Development

Summary

True leaders open doors of opportunity.
"I got to open doors for people!" These seven simple words, spoken by author Bill Treasurer's five-year-old son, cut straight to what matters most about leadership: True leaders open doors for people. This radically simple concept is the heart of Leaders Open Doors.
This book presents a fresh and unique take on leadership that will benefit experienced leaders and those just starting their leadership journeys. With a little courage, anyone at any level can be a leader.
Drawing on two decades of experience, author and speaker, Bill Treasurer, in this new second edition, combines personal stories and anecdotes to illustrate how (and how not) to inspire people. He approaches these ideas with the belief that great leadership is not hierarchical—it is the peoples' willingness to take initiative and reach their goals that is crucial to successful leadership.

Author Biography

Bill Treasurer is the chief encouragement officer (CEO) of Giant Leap Consulting, a courage-building company. For more than two decades, Bill has traveled the world working with thousands of executives to strengthen their leadership impact. He is the author of the international bestseller, Courage Goes to Work and Courageous Leadership. His newest book is Leaders Open Doors (ASTD Press).

Bill's government clients include NASA, the National Science Foundation, the CDC, the U.S. Forest Service, and the U.S. Veterans Administration Hospitals. Other clients include Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, Saks Fifth Avenue, PNC Bank, Hugo Boss, UBS Bank, Borg Warner, and Spanx.

Bill's government clients include NASA, the National Science Foundation, the CDC, the U.S. Forest Service, and the U.S. Veterans Administration Hospitals. Other clients include Accenture, Booz Allen Hamilton, Saks Fifth Avenue, PNC Bank, Hugo Boss, UBS Bank, Borg Warner, and Spanx.

Table of Contents

Foreword................................................................................. xi

Preface.....................................................................................xv

Part I: Before the Door............................................................. 1

Chapter 1. Introducing Open-Door Leadership........................ 3

Chapter 2. Opportunity Focus.................................................. 11

Chapter 3. Purposeful Discomfort............................................ 27

Part II: Doors of Opportunity.................................................... 35

Chapter 4. The Proving-Ground Door..................................... 37

Chapter 5. The Thought-Shifting Door.................................... 49

Chapter 6. The Door to a Second Chance.............................. 59

Chapter 7. Opening Doors for Others..................................... 67

Chapter 8. The Door to Personal Transformation................... 77

Chapter 9. The Door to Your Open Heart............................... 93

Conclusion: Leading Door to Door......................................... 105

Epilogue................................................................................. 107

Acknowledgments.................................................................. 125

About the Author.................................................................... 129

About Giant Leap Consulting................................................. 133