Book description
Grow the Whole Person to Grow the Whole LeaderThis long-awaited third edition turns leadership development inside out for a new generation of authentic, purpose-inspired leaders. Balancing timeless principles with emerging research, this new edition offers:
• Two new chapters: “Story Mastery” and “Coaching Mastery”
• New case studies, stories, and exercises in every chapter
• New validating research from the frontiers of leadership, neuroscience, psychology, and human potential
• An even more powerful and transformative development experience
Now framed in eight profound and pragmatic “mastery areas,” this book serves as an integrated growth experience that helps leaders understand how to harness their authentic, value-creating influence and elevate their impact. Cashman demonstrates that his trademark “grow the whole person to grow the whole leader” approach, focusing on purpose-driven leadership, is even more relevant in today's hypercomplex world. For everyone from CEOs to emerging leaders, this new edition of a proven classic advances the art and science of leadership.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Why a New Edition?
- How to Use This Book . . . from the Inside Out
- The Beginning of the Journey
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Chapter One: Personal Mastery Leading with Courage, Authenticity, and Awareness
- Breaking Free of Self-Limiting Patterns
- Integrating All of Life’s Experiences into a Meaningful Context
- Deepening Authenticity for Sustainable Leadership
- The Authenticity and Courage Test
- Exploring Beliefs
- Reflection: Conscious Beliefs
- Seven Clues That Bring Shadow Beliefs to Light
- The Courageous Practice of Authenticity
- Leading in Character . . . Leading by Coping
- Qualities of Character and Coping
- Reflection: Character and Coping
- Understanding Our Owner’s Manual
- Reflection: Clarifying Our Strengths and Growth Areas
- Eight Principles of Personal Mastery
- Leadership Growth Plan: Personal Mastery
- Leadership Growth Plan: Personal Mastery Example
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Chapter Two: Story Mastery Leading with Inspiration
- The Language of Leadership
- From Information to Inspiration
- A Tale of Two CEOs
- The Story of Teams
- Not All Stories Are Created Equal
- The Red Thing
- Some Short Stories That Inspire
- Reflection: Creating Your StoryLine
- Six Practices for Inspiring Stories
- Five Shadows of Destructive Stories
- Stories from the Inside Out
- Four Principles of Story Mastery
- Leadership Growth Plan: Story Mastery
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Chapter Three: Purpose Mastery Leading On-Purpose
- To Lever or to Unilever?
- Has Performance Become Your Purpose?
- Purpose: The Big Why
- Purpose Powers Performance
- Discovering the Core
- Identifying Core Talents
- Reflection: Core Talents
- Recognizing Core Values
- Reflection: Core Values
- Revealing Core Purpose
- Core Purpose and Core Development
- “Moving Upstairs” to Our Purpose
- Purpose Is Bigger and Deeper Than Our Goals
- Bridging Individual and Organizational Purpose
- Infusing Life with Purpose
- Orbiting around Core Purpose
- Six Thousand Days
- Eight Principles of Purpose Mastery
- Leadership Growth Plan: Purpose Mastery
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Chapter Four: Interpersonal Mastery Leading through Synergy and Service
- Two Principal Streams of Leadership Development
- Building Relationship Bridges
- Balancing Personal Power with Synergy Power and Contribution Power
- Reducing the Intention-Perception Gap
- Beyond 360° Feedback to 720° Development
- Intimate Connection of Personal Mastery and Interpersonal Mastery
- The Inclusion Paradox Creates Value
- Opening Up Possibilities
- Moving from Leader to Opener
- Trusting and Engaging in Constructive Conflict
- Reflection: Building Relationships
- Six Principles of Authentic Interpersonal Mastery
- Leadership Growth Plan: Interpersonal Mastery
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Chapter Five: Change Mastery Leading with Agility
- Uncovering the Learning and Growth Contained in Change
- Breaking Old Patterns and Opening Up to Change
- Developing Present-Moment Awareness to Deal with Change Effectively
- Bridging the Paradox of Immediate Focus and Broad Awareness for Leading during Turbulent Times
- Learning to Trust Ourselves amid Dynamic Change
- Leadership Development as Measured by Our Ability to Adapt
- Becoming the CEO of Change
- Change Yourself . . . Change the World
- Change Initiatives Rarely Succeed
- Seven Change Mastery Shifts
- Reflection: Dealing With Change
- Measuring Our Ability to Deal with Change
- Seven Principles of Change Mastery
- Leadership Growth Plan: Change Mastery
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Chapter Six: Resilience Mastery Leading with Energy
- Resilience Is a Constant Challenge
- Resilience Trends at the Top
- Moving from Time Management to Energy Leadership
- Reflection: Time Management Vs. Energy Leadership
- What Healthy, Productive 100-Year-Olds Can Teach Leaders
- Resilience Is a Dynamic Process
- Nature’s Resilience: Rest and Activity
- Ten Principles of Resilience Mastery
- Reflection: Building Energy and Resilience
- Leadership Growth Plan: Resilience Mastery
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Chapter Seven: Being Mastery Leading with Presence
- Personal Journey into Being
- Going to Another Level to Resolve Leadership Challenges
- Getting Things Done by Non-Doing
- The Search for Something More
- Don’t Place Descartes before the Source
- Techniques to Unfold Being
- Reflection: Exploring the Leader Within
- Connecting with Our Inner Self
- Being and Executive Presence
- Leadership Benefits of Being Mastery
- Four Principles of Being Mastery
- Leadership Growth Plan: Being Mastery
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Chapter Eight: Coaching Mastery Leading by Developing Self and Others
- Merging Th ree Interrelated Coaching Mastery Steps
- Coaching Mastery Step One: Building Awareness
- Reflection: Building Awareness
- Coaching Mastery Step Two: Building Commitment
- Reflection: Building Commitment
- Coaching Mastery Step Th ree: Building Practice
- Reflection: Building Practice
- The Art of Coaching Others
- Coaching Others to Build Awareness
- Coaching Others to Build Commitment
- Coaching Others to Build Practice
- Best Practices for Practice
- Parting Thoughts for Your Journey Ahead
- The Journey Continues
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About Kevin Cashman
- About Korn Ferry
Product information
- Title: Leadership from the Inside Out, 3rd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2017
- Publisher(s): Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- ISBN: 9781523094370
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