Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface: How This Book Evolved xiii
4. Leaders Engaged in Deliberate Conversations for This Book xix
5. Acknowledgments xxiii
6. Introduction: Putting the Spotlight on Leadership 1
7. PART ONE: Leadership Has Never Been Harder – The Changing Context Drives It
8. CHAPTER ONE. Today’s Unmistakable Game Changers: No One Is Exempt 11
9. CHAPTER TWO. Game Changer #1: Increased Stakeholder Expectations 17
10. CHAPTER THREE. Game Changer #2: The Ever-Changing Workforce and Workplace 26
11. CHAPTER FOUR. Game Changer #3: Short-Lived Strategies and Digital Dominance 36
12. PART TWO: Long-Held Beliefs, Myths, and Habits – Challenges to Leaders’ Success
13. CHAPTER FIVE. Dispelling Myths Takes Energy and Courage 49
14. CHAPTER SIX. Leadership Is Not Timeless – It Has a Shelf Life 55
15. CHAPTER SEVEN. Softer Skills Do Not Improve with Just Time 62
16. CHAPTER EIGHT. Mentors Are Not Just for Emerging Leaders 69
17. CHAPTER NINE. High Performers Do Not Always Equal High Potential for Leadership 75
18. CHAPTER TEN. The Leadership Pendulum Has Shifted 82
19. PART THREE: The Big 8 Crystallizes – Setting Leaders Apart
20. CHAPTER ELEVEN. Where and How the Big 8 Fit in a Leader’s Overall Role 93
21. CHAPTER TWELVE. The Big 8 #1: Personal Adaptability 98
22. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The Big 8 #2: Strategic Agility 103
23. CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Big 8 #3: Self-Renewal 109
24. CHAPTER FIFTEEN. The Big 8 #4: Certainty of Character 120
25. CHAPTER SIXTEEN. The Big 8 #5: Empathy 126
26. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. The Big 8 #6: Contextual Communication 133
27. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. The Big 8 #7: Spirited Collaboration 140
28. CHAPTER NINETEEN. The Big 8 #8: Developing Other Leaders – Not Only Followers 148
29. PART FOUR: Leadership Starts with You – It Must Be Intentional
30. A Prologue to Part Four 155
31. CHAPTER TWENTY. Self-Reflection: Feedback, Self-Awareness, and Adjustment 161
32. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE. Building Teams and Leaders: Selecting and Developing 168
33. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO. Being a Mentor and a Mentee: A Great Leader Is Both 175
34. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE. So What Now? 182
35. Appendix 191
36. Notes 195
37. Index 199