The Disciplined Leader: Keeping the Focus on What Really Matters [Hardcover]

What do the best leaders have in common? As president of MAP, John Manning should know. MAP has helped tens of thousands of top executives accelerate their leadership and management performance. Manning says the answer is one word:discipline. But for Manning, discipline has a very specific meaning.

All leaders have scores of things theycoulddo. But a disciplined leader is one who identifies and focuses on the Vital Few: the 20 percent of activities that will drive 80 percent of the results. And the results that are most important are those tied to the organization’s most precious asset: its people.

The Disciplined Leaderoffers fifty-two succinct lessons to help you home in on your own Vital Few in three critical areas: leading yourself, leading your team, and leading your organization. Each lesson comes with recommended tactics and practical “Take Action!” tips for implementing it, so there are literally hundreds of pieces of must-know, time-tested advice here. The chapters are self-contained, so you can read them in any order and come back to the ones that resonate with you—your own Vital Few! This is a hands-on, nuts-and-bolts guide to leadership practice that’s built to inspire action, drive change, and achieve results.Introduction
Part I Where You Must Start: The Responsibility to Lead Yourself
#1 Make the Commitment
#2 Exercise Courage
#3 Manage Your Worries
#4 Know Yourself
#5 Be Truthful
#6 Have Humility
#7 Zero in on Your Values
#8 Recognize Your Talents
#9 Get Out of Your Way
#10 Push beyond the Comfort Zone
#11 Drop Defensiveness
#12 Eliminate the “Victim” Mentality
#13 See Mistakes as Opportunities
#14 Listen More, Talk Less
#15 Manage Your Time
#16 Tackle the Tough Stuff
#17 Plan Each Day
#18 Write Your Professional Development Plan
#19 Believe in Your Potential
Wrap-up to Part I
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