The Courageous Leader

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• Absolutes: examples of using   feedback using exploratory language versus
• Accountability: how to remove fear of failure but maintain   Stacy’s difficulty with her team's
• Act as if
• Actions: courage to take a stand   “false memories” experiments on   Father Bob as example of   Gerald’s reaction versus Bob’s actions   getting out of stuckness by taking   going deeper in   making the choice between reaction and   Middles learning to choose how to respond to their conditions   as possible response to feedback   three lessons on getting unstuck. See also Behaviors   Reactions
• Activating our values: author’s story on her father’s perfectionism   Citrix’s taking a stand example of   Paul Ryan’s taking a stand example of
• Actual values
• Addictions
• AIG (American International Group) scandal
• Alcohol abuse
• Ali, Muhammad
• Altruism: benefits of practicing   Joel’s self-sabotage in spite of his
• Ambition and self-seeking
• Amygdala: description and function of the   reacting to threats to ensure our safety
• Andy’s story
• Anna’s story
• Appreciation: building confidence by showing yourself   honor the give with feedback
• The Arbinger Institute
• Aristotle
• Arrogance: as birthplace of the Humbling Experience   Carrie and Jackson’s story on self-seeking and   Chanda’s story on recognizing your own   as a choice   description of   “double-talk” symptom of   example of workplace   Jason and Erica’s story on   line between confidence and   self-seeking behavior and relationship to
• Arrogance self-reflection: ...