Positively M. A. D.

Positively M. A. D.

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Released January 2005
Publisher(s): Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN: 9781605098197

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Book description

Visionaries and idealists are often dismissed as being, well, mad—stark-raving loonies. POSITIVELY M.A.D. turns such labels around—telling the stories of people who courageously pursued “crazy” ideas that challenged conventional thinking, re-imagined the way things could and should work, and, ultimately, made a difference. This compelling and moving guide to personal empowerment offers stories, advice, examples, and ideas that can be immediately applied in your own life.

Told by more than 50 of Berrett-Koehler Publishers' bestselling authors—renowned business, community, and thought leaders—these stories show how people around the world are creating positive change in their communities, despite the challenges of our times.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. FOREWORD
    1. by Geoff Bellman
  5. INTRODUCTION
    1. 12 Lessons For Being Positively M.A.D.:
  6. EMBRACE YOUR MADNESS
    1. First Among Equals
    2. Creative Convincing for Corporate Change
    3. Be Who You Are
    4. Wayne’s World
  7. HAVE A HIGHER PURPOSE
    1. The Antidote To Employee Apathy
    2. When the Path Takes a Turn (or Two)
    3. Renewing Passion Through the Legacy of Contribution
    4. And If You Had That, What Would You Have?
    5. Naming Our Life’s Calling
    6. Our Only Choice Is to Make It Work
    7. Aaron Feuerstein: A Beacon for Change
    8. A Caregiver Who Cares
  8. FIND COMMON GROUND
    1. Behaving Leaderfully
    2. Restoration: Healing Relationships by Healing the Earth
  9. LEAD EARNESTLY
    1. Making A Difference, One Person At A Time
    2. Rebuilding Workplace Trust
    3. Someone You Should Know
    4. Speaking up
    5. Mike, the Barber, Shapes Lives as He Cuts Hair
    6. Every Child Deserves A Home
  10. MOBILIZE COMMITTED PEOPLE
    1. MAD For Global Justice
    2. A Stone in the Water
    3. Heeding the Call: The Practice of Peace
    4. An Avalanche of Change
    5. Sucker Punched to Save the Amazon
    6. A Model for Expanding Goodness
    7. Ingredients for Making a Difference
    8. Strength and Determination on the Pampas
  11. CAPITALIZE ON ADVERSITY
    1. Children of Promise
    2. Norma Hotaling, The Sage Project, Inc.
    3. Fostering the Dreams of Foster Children
    4. The Will to Make a Difference
  12. DEFY CONVENTION
    1. Going The Extra Mile
    2. Soldier Field
    3. Bake a Cake for the Office Troublemaker
    4. Dr. Kenneth Cooper, M.D.: Fight the Good Fight for Us All
    5. Delivering Hope To Rural Africa
    6. Live Your Values
    7. Payback
    8. Creating a Graduate School for Sustainable Business
    9. No Problem
    10. Bend Those Rules
  13. SHIFT PERSPECTIVE
    1. Changing the Dance in Somalia
    2. Change Your Questions, Change Your Results
    3. The Good Samaritan
    4. Facing Economic Reality
    5. Listening
    6. Overcoming Personal Stereotypes
    7. Have the Courage to Seize Opportunities
  14. WORK WITH CITY HALL
    1. Joe Taxes
    2. Find a Way to Say “Yes”
    3. Shedding Light on Winter Dreams
    4. No More Homeless Pets
  15. STAND UP TO AUTHORITY
    1. Speaking Truth to Power
    2. The Courageous Accountant
  16. PAY ATTENTION TO THE LITTLE THINGS
    1. Balance or Bust
    2. No Lizards in My Shoes
    3. Lennhart’s Law: Little Things Make the Biggest Difference
  17. EXPRESS GRATITUDE
    1. Attracting More Acknowledgment
    2. Touchy-Feely Is Not My Style
    3. Courageous Gratitude
  18. INDEX

Product information

  • Title: Positively M. A. D.
  • Author(s):
  • Release date: January 2005
  • Publisher(s): Berrett-Koehler Publishers
  • ISBN: 9781605098197