From leadership expert Dr. Jim Loehr, strengthen your moral and ethical character for outstanding leadership results with this must-have set.
Leading with Character: 10 Minutes a Day to a Brilliant Legacy
At the end of your life, how are you likely to be remembered? Chances are that people won’t be praising your money, power, and status. Instead, the people you’ve impacted will remember you for your compassion and personal strength—in short, your character. Unfortunately, many leaders are unaware of their character shortcomings and blind spots that hold so many of us back from building the lasting legacy we are capable of.
With the right motivation, you can begin to strengthen your character and become a moral and ethical leader capable of creating lasting change. In Leading with Character: 10 Minutes a Day to a Brilliant Legacy, Dr. Jim Loehr, cofounder of the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute, reveals 50 character competencies that you can practice daily to transform your life and work.
This book will also guide you through the process of developing a Personal Credo that will serve as your decision-making mission statement. Most leaders never take the time to identify their own core values, instead defaulting to a reflexive form of decision making. Gain an awareness of the conscious and unconscious processes that guide what you do and why you do it, and take charge of your leadership legacy.
Even good leaders are vulnerable to corruption. Read Leading with Character to learn how human evolution and contemporary culture can lead us astray without our even knowing it. As we work hard to get to the top, who are we becoming along the way? If we want to become heroes whose memories will long outlast us, we need to channel our energy into creating habits that will add up to a strong and meaningful character.
The Personal Credo Journal: A Companion to Leading with Character
We all want to become high impact leaders with a robust ethical and moral character, but getting there is a challenge. Dr. Jim Loehr’s Leading with Character offers a succinct plan for developing your character as a leader and building a meaningful legacy through your life’s work. The Personal Credo Journal is a day-by-day workbook that will guide you through the process of identifying your core values and crafting your Personal Credo—a statement of beliefs and values that will help you align every action and decision with your deepest held ideals.
With these activities and exercises, you’ll spend just a few minutes each day reflecting on meaningful and thought-provoking prompts about your life story, your personal strengths and weaknesses, and your life goals. By the end of this life-altering, 150-day challenge, you will have gained a deep self-knowledge and a clear vision of your path forward as a leader. Take charge of the legacy you’ll leave behind, build character, and learn to use your Personal Credo to transform your life.
Tabella dei contenuti
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 What Does ‘Leading with Character’ Mean?
My First Exposure to Evil
The Meaning of Character
A View from the Top of the Mountain
Training the Character Muscles of Leaders
Let’s Do Some Introspection
The Gradual Numbing of Moral Muscles
Imposter Syndrome
We Resist Examining the Consequences
Chapter 2 Why Good Leaders Are Vulnerable to Corruption: A Flawed Morality System
The Dark Side
The Machinery of Morality
Using Shame to Demonstrate the Two Arms of Morality
Potential Flawed Inputs
Fake News and Moral Reasoning
The Voices of Morality
Which Voice Is the Best Advisor?
Chapter 3 Who Is the True Architect of Our Character?
Three Minds, Two Brains, One Body
Levels of Consciousness
Two Brains
Moral Judgment and Oxytocin
Chapter 4 Who Are We Becoming in the Chase to the Top?
Where Should We Look for Answers?
From True Self to Best Self
Choose Your Purpose Carefully
Where Purpose Can Fall Short Can Our Character Muscles Become Too Strong for the Chase?
Balancing Honesty and Caring
An Agonist/Antagonist Relationship from the World of Politics
Balancing Power with Compassion
Turning Moral Muscles On and Off
Chapter 5 The Bricks and Mortar of Credo-Building
Organizational Credos
Reflective Resistance
Mission Control Central
Coaching You through the Credo-Building Process Character Call-Outs
Chapter 6 Embedding Your Personal Credo and Supporting It with Habits
Two Real-Life Case Studies
Chapter 7 When Leaders Become Heroes
What Makes Heroism Heroism?
Training the Heroic Response
From Heroes in Training to Heroes in Waiting
Circa l’autore
Dr. Jim Loehr is cofounder of the Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute, which has helped develop and inspire over 250, 000 leaders worldwide since its inception in 1992. Dr. Loehr is the author of numerous books, including Toughness Training for Life, Stress for Success, The Power of Story, and The Only Way to Win.
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