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How do some of the world’s top leaders unlock the potential of others, create trust, and lead through change?
Jacob started out with one basic question: Is vulnerability the same for leaders as it is for everyone else? It turns out that it’s not. On August 20, 1991, Hollis Harris, the CEO of struggling Continental Airlines told his 42,000 employees to pray for the future of the company. The next day he was fired. What Hollis did was vulnerable, but it was not leadership.
While vulnerability cripples some leaders, others tap into it and use it as a superpower. Vulnerability alone makes leaders seem incompetent. Competence on its own makes it hard for leaders to connect with their people. The key is to develop both competence and vulnerability, what Jacob calls “The Vulnerable Leader Equation.”
Based on over 100 CEO interviews and a survey of nearly 14,000 employees, renowned leadership thought leader and futurist Jacob Morgan shares candid stories and original research that shows how leaders can tap into vulnerability to transform themselves, their teams, and their organizations.
This book will show you why it’s so crucial to lead with vulnerability and how to do it well. You will learn:
Leading With Vulnerability is not just a book to share with your leaders and your co-workers. It's an invitation to a paradigm-shifting adventure. Nothing like this has been written before and, after reading it, you’ll never look at leadership the same way again.
JACOB MORGAN is the international bestselling author of 5 books, keynote speaker, and professionally trained futurist. His passion and mission is to create great leaders, engaged employees, and future-ready organizations. Jacob is also the host of “Great Leadership With Jacob Morgan,” one of the world’s most popular leadership podcasts. His work has been endorsed by the CEOs of: Unilever, Cisco, Mastercard, Nestlé, Best Buy, SAP, KPMG, T-Mobile, Audi, Kaiser Permanente, and many others. He lives in Los Angeles, California with his amazing wife Blake, their two kids, and their two dogs. You can learn more about Jacob, contact him, and get access to his content by visiting TheFutureOrganization.com.
Introduction: Where It All Began
Part I: Who Is a Weak Vulnerable Leader?
Chapter 1: Panic!
Chapter 2: The Vulnerable Leader Equation
Chapter 3: Why Lead with Vulnerability?
Chapter 4: Tough Guys
Chapter 5: How Are You Feeling?
Chapter 6: The Land of the Goods
Chapter 7: Thick Skin but Not Armor
Chapter 8: How People Become Vulnerable Leaders
Part II: What Prevents Leaders from Being Vulnerable at Work?
Chapter 9: Why Don’t We Have More Superheroes?
Chapter 10: Breaking the Leadership Stereotype
Part III: What Makes Leaders Feel Vulnerable?
Chapter 11: The 10 Vulnerability Signs
Chapter 12: It Takes One to Know One
Chapter 13: I Saw the Sign!
Chapter 14: The Sprinter and the Gymnast
Chapter 15: What We Got Wrong About Milgram’s Experiment
Chapter 16: The Four Types of Questions
Part IV: What Happens to Leaders When They Are Vulnerable?
Chapter 17: Getting Past the Defense!
Chapter 18: Critical Moments
Chapter 19: What Does Vulnerability Feel Like?
Part V: How to Lead with Vulnerability
Chapter 20: Unlocking Your Superpower
Chapter 21: The Five Vulnerable Leader Superheroes
Chapter 22: The Eight Attributes of Vulnerable Leaders
Chapter 23: The Vulnerability Wheel
Chapter 24: The Vulnerability Mountain
Endnotes
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index
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