Leading Strategic Change: Breaking Through the Brain Barrier

Table of contents

1. Copyright
2. Foreword
3. Acknowledgments
4. About the Authors
5. 1. The Challenge of Leading Strategic Change
   1. The Crux of the Challenge
   2. Simplify and Apply
   3. The Fundamentals of Change
6. 2. Brain Barrier #1: Failure to See
   1. Blinded by the Light
      1. Successful but Mistaken Maps
         1. Distorted Maps
         2. Central Position Maps
         3. Strip Maps
         4. Upright Maps
   2. Overcoming the First Brain Barrier
7. 3. The Keys to Seeing: Contrast and Confrontation
   1. Contrast
   2. Confrontation
      1. Combining Contrast and Confrontation
         1. Mistake #1: The Comprehensiveness Mistake
         2. Mistake #2: The “I Get It” Mistake
      2. Creating High Contrast
      3. Creating Confrontation
   3. Pulling It All Together
8. 4. Brain Barrier #2: Failure to Move
   1. Smart People don’t Try New Tricks
   2. Overcoming the Second Brain Barrier
9. 5. The Keys to Moving: Destinations, Resources, and Rewards
   1. Believing
      1. Step 1: Destination
      2. Step 2: Resources
      3. Step 3: Rewards
         1. Achievement.
         2. Relations.
         3. Conceptual/Thinking.
         4. Improvement.
         5. Control.
   2. Pulling It All Together
10. 6. Brain Barrier #3: Failure to Finish
    1. Getting Tired
    2. Getting Lost
    3. Overcoming The Final Brain Barrier
11. 7. The Keys to Finishing: Champions and Charting
    1. Providing Champions
    2. Charting Progress
    3. Pulling It All Together
12. 8. Breakthrough Innovation and Growth
    1. Conceiving
    2. Believing
    3. Achieving
    4. Summary
13. 9. Leading Strategic Change Toolkit: Conceiving
    1. Individual Change
    2. Conceiving Tools
       1. Inquisitiveness
          1. Scoring Your iQ Survey.
    3. Contrast and Confrontation
14. 10. Leading Strategic Change Toolkit: Believing
    1. Destinations
    2. Resources
    3. Rewards
    4. Summary
15. 11. Leading Strategic Change Toolkit: Achieving
    1. Champions
    2. Charting
    3. Summary
16. 12. Getting Ahead of the Change Curve
    1. Crisis Change
    2. Reactive Change
    3. Anticipatory Change
    4. Final Thoughts