The four virtues of a leader
Subtitle: navigating the hero's journey through risk to results
By: Eric Kaufmann
Publisher: Sounds True, Inc.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781622037278
Subjects: Risk-taking (Psychology); Leadership
Description: When we see leaders from the outside, we are often focused on their power, authority, and status. But from the inside, true leaders succeed through cultivating the same essential qualities found in the classic heros journey. WithThe Four Virtues of a Leader, top executive coach Eric Kaufmann presents a must-read guide to help you awaken and amplify the fundamental competencies that every successful leader embodies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-261).
Table of contents: title: Part I. Focus: What am I creating?; title: Focused intention; title: Personal metaphor; title: The co-creative loop; title: Focus gobblers; title: Human uniqueness; title: Fight or flight?; title: What do I stand for?; title: Part II. Courage: What am I avoiding?; title: Costs of fear; title: Fear and anxiety; title: Four universal fears; title: The signs of fear; title: Cultivating courage; title: Courage and self-rescue; title: Part III. Grit: What am I sustaining?; title: Self-discipline; title: Perseverance and its barriers; title: Building blocks of perseverance; title: Partnering for perseverance; title: How do you talk to yourself?; title: Part IV. Faith: What am I yielding?; title: Letting go; title: Faith is surrender; title: How to surrender; title: What is mindfulness?; title: Stilling the mind; title: How do you renew and grow?