Three Commitments of Leadership: How Clarity, Stability, and Rhythm Create Great Leaders

by Endersbe, Tom; Wortmann, Jon; Therrien, Jay

• ISBN13: 9780071774598
• ISBN10: 0071774599
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-10-10
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

BE THE KIND OF LEADER PEOPLE WANTTO WORK WITH "Do you want an engaged and best efforts culture? Do you want to attract and retain the best people? If your answers to those questions are yes and yes, then I highly recommend you read and you practice The Three Commitments of Leadership." DOUG LENNICK, CEO, Lennick Aberman Group and author of the internationally acclaimed Moral Intelligence "In The Three Commitments of Leadership, the authors offer safe harbor for those in any leadership role that find themselves in rough seas. The text is full of memorable wisdom and important stories, well told. This book moved me; it will move you, too." MARK BRYAN, bestselling author of The Artist's Way at Work Every effective leader has his or her own personal stylebut they all share one thing in common: Commitment. They know what commitments to make to motivate their teammates, build more productive organizations, and be the kind of leaders people want to work with. But what exactly are great leaders committed to? The Three Commitments of Leadershipdelivers the answers that are the foundation of an evolution in the way human beings will lead for the future. Written by a team of learning and development experts, this groundbreaking book provides a leadership model that will help you know where to pay attention, so every action you take has the impact you hope for. Too many leaders obsess over short-term profits, popularity, and pleasing boards, bosses, and special interestswhen they shouldbe obsessing over building lasting relationships and results. TheThree Commitments of Leadershipdigs deep into what leaders must focus on to truly be exceptional: CLARITYCreating a common understanding of what success looks like STABILITYProviding the resources people need and building a culture of trust RHYTHMFostering a flow of work and an environment that feels natural It's simplebut not easy. Globalization, competition, and shrinking margins are making it tougher than ever to operate without deep engagement from every member of every team. The solution is a tenacious dedication to a straightforward way of leading that produces the outcomes you need and turns every teammate into a fellow leader, too.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. Ix
Preface	p. Xi
What Kind Of Leader Do You Want To Be?	p. 1
The Ship Is Sinking	p. 1
Leaders Create New Realities	p. 8
How We Learn to Be Leaders	p. 13
You Can Be a Better Leader Right Now	p. 15
The Other Jack	p. 20
What Kind of Leader Do You Want toBe?	p. 33
Clarity	p. 35
What Is the Commitment to Clarity?	p. 35
Blind Men Baking Bread	p. 3 8
Do You Have Clarity?	p. 39
Dead Men Tell No Tales	p. 42
Add, Keep, Delete	p. 45
We Think We've Been Clear	p. 48
The Sponge and Shortcut50 Asking Why54 Puzzle Pieces	p. 56
End Every Conversation with a Reframe	p. 65
Simple Assessments: What Does Success Look Like?	p. 66
Stability	p. 69
What Is the Commitment to Stability?	p. 69
Starting Up a Culture of Stability	p. 72
Do You Have Stability?	p. 75
The Nimrod	p. 16
Radar and the Alarm	p. 83
Recognize Each Teammate's Fear Response	p. 84
Free Lunch, No Chores, Unlimited Learning, and Consistent Messages	p. 86
General Mills	p. 91
Why Trust Is Essential for Stability	p. 94
How to Create a Culture of Trust	p. 96
What to Do with Emotion	p. 102
Simple Assessments: What Do You Need?	p. 105
Rhytham	p. 109
What Is the Commitment to Rhythm?	p. 109
The Perfect Work Day	p. 113
Do You Have Rhythm?116
Henry Ford on Thomas Edison	p. 118
The Foundation of Rhythm Is Freedom	p. 123
Happiness Equals Rhythm	p. 124
Regular Measurement	p. 127
Weekly Reviews	p. 134
Renewing Rituals	p. 136
Simple Assessments: What's in Your Way?	p. 139
How To Build A Team Of Leaders	p. 141
The Greatest Scientist Whose Name We Don't Remember	p. 141
The Problem with Opportunities	p. 144
What Is a Team of Leaders?	p. 147
The Elephant Approach	p. 149
How to Assess When Someone's Ready to Lead	p. 154
First Ask Why	p. 156
The Ways to Build Confident Leaders	p. 159
Our Teams of Leaders Are All Around Us	p. 162
What Leaders Crave	p. 165
1,000,000 Leaders	p. 167
A World of Leaders	p. 167
Kissing Your Enemy	p. 168
The Math	p. 170
The Musician's Village	p. 172
Leaders for Life	p. 174
A Community of Aspiration	p. 177
The Inevitable Doubt	p. 180
Lead Every Day	p. 182
Postlude: The Unexpected Prize	p. 184
Selected Bibliography	p. 187
Index	p. 189
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