The Blueprint

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Foreword
3. Authors’ Note
4. Introduction
5. Part I: Blueprint: Get Unstuck
   1. Your Foundation Is Everything
      1. Start Small
      2. Forget Perfection
      3. Building Your Future
      4. Like an Architect, Dig Deep to Reach High
      5. The Six Steps
   2. Your Life Story is Your Leadership Story
      1. There is Only One You
      2. Connect with What Matters Most
      3. Highlights of Your Leadership Story
      4. Wrapping Up the Exercise
   3. Step 1: ENVISION: The Power of Intention and Purpose
      1. Envision: The Power of Purpose
      2. The First Three Questions of Leadership
   4. Step 2: REFLECT: Dig Deep
      1. Question 1: What Motivates People to Give Their Best?
      2. Question 2: How Do You Influence People to Deliver Consistently High Performance in an Inconsistent World?
   5. Step 3: STUDY: Lay Your Groundwork
      1. Expanding the Concept of “Study”
      2. Your Turn
      3. Synthesis
      4. Practices Make the Difference
   6. Step 4: PLAN: Design Your Leadership Model
      1. Models, Models Everywhere
   7. Step 5: PRACTICE: Build Your Leadership Profile
      1. The Mythology of “10,000 Hours”
      2. A Mastery Model
      3. Deliberate Practice
   8. Step 6: IMPROVE: Reinforce Your Foundation
      1. Grow or Die
      2. The Growth Mindset
      3. An Urgent Question
      4. Adding Value
      5. Areas for Improvement
   9. Putting It All Together: Your Five-Day Action Plan
      1. An Iterative Understanding
      2. Five-Day Action Plan
      3. Onward
6. Part II: Manifesto: Maximize Your Impact
   1. Leadership That Works: It’s All about the People
      1. Building on Bedrock
      2. What Is Leadership?
      3. The Spectrum
      4. The Highest Truth about Leadership
      5. Passing the Test
      6. People First: How One Leader Made People Safer at Campbell
      7. Be Clear about What Matters
      8. The Persistent Call
      9. Your Shopping List
   2. High Performance
      1. Performance as Motto and Mantra
      2. The Two Pillars
      3. Intuition → Wisdom
      4. Leading in Three Time Zones
      5. A Final Thought on High Performance
   3. Abundance
      1. The Genius of the “And”
      2. The Abundance Mentality
      3. The Abundance Mindset Switch
      4. Change “Or” to “And”
      5. The Big Idea
   4. Inspire Trust
      1. The Business Case for Trust
      2. Respect: The Currency of Trust
      3. Giving Thanks
      4. No Downside
   5. Purpose
      1. Purpose by the Numbers
      2. Making Meaning
      3. Making Purpose Real
      4. Find the Greater “Yes”
      5. Wrapping It Up
   6. Courage
      1. The Other Side of Fear
      2. Another Test
      3. Courage Is the Mother Skill
      4. Just One Step
   7. Integrity
      1. Do What You Say
      2. Declaring Yourself
      3. Owning Up
      4. Building the Habit
   8. The “Grow or Die” Mindset
      1. You Can Do Better
      2. A Learning Culture
      3. The Push/Pull of Learning
      4. Be Strategic
      5. Challenging Your Paradigm
      6. Wrapping It Up
   9. Humility
      1. The Two Components of Humility
      2. Putting It Together
   10. How Can I Help?
       1. A Life or Death Lesson
       2. The Best Leaders Are the Most Helpful
       3. Day to Day
       4. Leaving a Legacy
   11. Have Fun
       1. Bloom Where You Are Planted
       2. Be the Fun
       3. Take Care of Yourself First
       4. The Five Cylinders
       5. Bring the Love
   12. Stay True to Yourself
       1. There Is Only One You
7. Afterword
8. Acknowledgments
9. About the Authors
10. Appendix: Understanding the ConantLeadership Flywheel
    1. Practice Area 1: Honor People
    2. Practice Area 2: Inspire Trust
    3. Practice Area 3: Clarify Higher Purpose
    4. Practice Area 4: Create Direction
    5. Practice Area 5: Drive Alignment
    6. Practice Area 6: Build Vitality
    7. Practice Area 7: Execute with Excellence
    8. Practice Area 8: Produce Extraordinary Results
    9. The Flywheel Effect
11. Index
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