Leading with Emotional Courage - Peter Bregman

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Résumé :

PRAISE FOR
LEADING WITH EMOTIONAL COURAGE

Leading with Emotional Courage is a trailblazing idea, inspirational manifesto and eminently achievable manual. Peter Bregman's central idea, 'if you can feel everything, you can do anything' instantly became my motto for forging more productive and rewarding relationships in every aspect of my life. It's ingenious, it's intuitive, and it works.
?Jeffrey Seller, Four-time Tony Award winning producer of Hamilton, Rent, Avenue Q, and In the Heights

Peter's concept of emotional courage is a game-changer. ?Marshall Goldsmith, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Triggers

Emotional courage is the superpower of the 21st Century! ?Christine Carter, PhD, author of The Sweet Spot and Raising Happiness

If you courageously adopt the advice in this breakthrough book, you can begin the tough conversations that lead to real change, build more trusting relationships, and perhaps even become an inspiration to others. ?Daniel H. Pink, author of WHEN and DRIVE

Peter Bregman's book promises to free a huge cohort of leaders from the anxieties that get in the way of doing what's right, instead of what's easy. Finally, a book to inspire those of us who lead through the conflict inherent to organizations. ?Dr. Thomas A. Kolditz, Brigadier General, US Army (ret)

Emotional courage is the future of leadership. This important book is right on target and?by the way?quite different than anything I've heard about or read out there. ?James M. Citrin, Leader, Spencer Stuart CEO Practice, Author, You're in Charge, Now What?

The book, laced with Bregman's own courageous honesty and openness, will help you build your confidence, bring out the best in others, and summon the emotional courage you need to succeed as a leader. ?Liz Wiseman, New York Times bestselling author of Multipliers and Rookie Smarts

This is a brave and generous book about being brave and generous. Emotional courage isn't about getting what we want, it's about serving others. Peter Bregman is sharing useful magic here. ?Seth Godin, author, Linchpin

After reading this book, you will want to share it with your colleagues, your kids, and others in your life. ?Asheesh Advani, CEO, Junior Achievement Worldwide...

Biographie:
Are You?

Chapter 26 Know Where You're Going 117

Define Your Big Arrow

Chapter 27 Focus Where It Matters 123

Four Areas to Focus Your Attention

Chapter 28 Use Your Focus as a Filter 127

Use Your First Day Back from Vacation to Energize Your Focus

Chapter 29 You Can't Say It Enough 131

The Mouthwash Principle: For Energized Focus, Rinse and Repeat

Chapter 30 And Sometimes It's Better to Say Less 135

If You Want People to Listen, Stop Talking

PART TWO FOCUS THEIR ENERGY 139

Chapter 31 Gifted, Game, and Generous 141

Three Qualities All Leaders Need to Cultivate Within Their Teams

Chapter 32 Engage from the Beginning 145

The Farm-to-Table Method of Focusing the Energy of Your Team

Chapter 33 Helping Others Be Trustworthy 149

The Secret to Ensuring Follow-Through

Chapter 34 Creating Accountability 153

Five Building Blocks for a Culture of Accountability

Chapter 35 Bigger Than You 157

Why Leaders Should Try to Be Overwhelmed

Chapter 36 Improving Performance After a Critical Error (PACE) 161

How to React When Someone Disappoints

ELEMENT FOUR CULTIVATE

EMOTIONAL COURAGE 165

PART ONE FEEL COURAGEOUSLY 167

Chapter 37 Know What You Are Feeling 169

Develop Your Awareness

Chapter 38 Feeling Is Physical 173

Dance with Your Monster

Chapter 39 Practice Feeling 177

Embracing Temptation

Chapter 40 Feel Uncertainty 181

The Emotional Adventure of Leadership

Chapter 41 Be Willing to Feel the Hard Stuff 185

Why Leaders Must Feel Pain

Chapter 42 Feel Everything 189

Allow for Complexity

PART TWO ACT BOLDLY 193

Chapter 43 Risk Is the Key to Leadership 195

Unlocking Your Success Equation

Chapter 44 Build Your Risk Muscle 199

The Small Personal Risks That Change Behavior

Chapter 45 Make a Decision 203

Act Boldly to Get Moving

Chapter 46 Risk Truth 207

It's Your Job to Tell the Bold Truths

Chapter 47 Try Something Different 211

The Unexpected Power of Inauthenticity

Chapter 48 The Limitless Possibility of Now 215

A Question That Can Change Your Life

?Epilogue 219

Acknowledgments 221

About the Author 223