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Author Conant, Douglas R., 1951- author.

Title The blueprint : 6 practical steps to lift your leadership to new heights / Douglas R. Conant, with Amy Federman
Published Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (xxxi, 336 pages)
Contents Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Authors' Note -- Introduction -- Part I: Blueprint: Get Unstuck -- Your Foundation Is Everything -- Start Small -- Forget Perfection -- Building Your Future -- Like an Architect, Dig Deep to Reach High -- The Six Steps -- Your Life Story is Your Leadership Story -- There is Only One You -- Connect with What Matters Most -- Highlights of Your Leadership Story -- Wrapping Up the Exercise -- Step 1: ENVISION: The Power of Intention and Purpose -- Envision: The Power of Purpose -- The First Three Questions of Leadership
Step 2: REFLECT: Dig Deep -- Question 1: What Motivates People to Give Their Best? -- Question 2: How Do You Influence People to Deliver Consistently High Performance in an Inconsistent World? -- Step 3: STUDY: Lay Your Groundwork -- Expanding the Concept of "Study" -- Your Turn -- Synthesis -- Practices Make the Difference -- Step 4: PLAN: Design Your Leadership Model -- Models, Models Everywhere -- Step 5: PRACTICE: Build Your Leadership Profile -- The Mythology of "10,000 Hours" -- A Mastery Model -- Deliberate Practice -- Step 6: IMPROVE: Reinforce Your Foundation -- Grow or Die
The Growth Mindset -- An Urgent Question -- Adding Value -- Areas for Improvement -- Putting It All Together: Your Five-Day Action Plan -- An Iterative Understanding -- Five-Day Action Plan -- Onward -- Part II: Manifesto: Maximize Your Impact -- Leadership That Works: It's All about the People -- Building on Bedrock -- What Is Leadership? -- The Spectrum -- The Highest Truth about Leadership -- Passing the Test -- People First: How One Leader Made People Safer at Campbell -- Be Clear about What Matters -- The Persistent Call -- Your Shopping List -- High Performance
Performance as Motto and Mantra -- The Two Pillars -- Intuition → Wisdom -- Leading in Three Time Zones -- A Final Thought on High Performance -- Abundance -- The Genius of the "And" -- The Abundance Mentality -- The Abundance Mindset Switch -- Change "Or" to "And" -- The Big Idea -- Inspire Trust -- The Business Case for Trust -- Respect: The Currency of Trust -- Giving Thanks -- No Downside -- Purpose -- Purpose by the Numbers -- Making Meaning -- Making Purpose Real -- Find the Greater "Yes" -- Wrapping It Up -- Courage -- The Other Side of Fear -- Another Test -- Courage Is the Mother Skill
Just One Step -- Integrity -- Do What You Say -- Declaring Yourself -- Owning Up -- Building the Habit -- The "Grow or Die" Mindset -- You Can Do Better -- A Learning Culture -- The Push/Pull of Learning -- Be Strategic -- Challenging Your Paradigm -- Wrapping It Up -- Humility -- The Two Components of Humility -- Putting It Together -- How Can I Help? -- A Life or Death Lesson -- The Best Leaders Are the Most Helpful -- Day to Day -- Leaving a Legacy -- Have Fun -- Bloom Where You Are Planted -- Be the Fun -- Take Care of Yourself First -- The Five Cylinders -- Bring the Love
Summary "In The Blueprint, part leadership manifesto, part practical manual, Doug teaches leaders how to work through the same six steps that he used to transform his journey. The six steps are manageable and incremental, designed to fit practically within the pace of busy modern life. Knowing how daunting the prospect of change can be, Doug arms readers with exercises and practices to realistically bring their foundation to life in every situation. Now, today's leaders who feel stuck and overwhelmed finally have a blueprint for lifting their leadership to make meaningful change in their organizations and in the world"-- Provided by publisher
Notes Includes index
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 20, 2020)
Subject Leadership.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Leadership.
Leadership
Form Electronic book
Author Federman, Amy, author.
LC no. 2019048453
ISBN 9781119560098
1119560098
1119560071
9781119560074