How to use this book from the inside out -- The beginning of the journey -- Pathway one : personal mastery -- Leading through authentic self-expression -- The voice of personal mastery -- Breaking free of self-limiting patterns -- Integrating all of life's experiences into a meaningful context -- Growth toward wholeness -- As you believe, so shall you lead -- Seven clues that bring shadow beliefs to light -- Character transforms, persona copes -- Qualities guiding character and persona -- Understanding our owner's manual -- Reflection on personal mastery : clarifying our strengths and growth areas -- Leadership growth commitments for personal mastery -- Seven points of awareness for leading through authentic self-expression -- Personal mastery summary.
Pathway two : purpose mastery -- Leading by expressing our gifts to create value -- The power of why -- The power of how -- Beyond making a difference -- Unfolding the defining thread of purpose -- The context that frames leadership -- Purpose is a discovery, not a goal -- "Moving upstairs" to our purpose -- Diving beneath the surface to our purpose -- Purpose is bigger and deeper than our goals -- Reflection on purpose mastery : discovering how we express our gifts to create value -- Connecting the inner with the outer : purpose, authenticity, and congruence -- Eight points of awareness for leading by expressing our gifts -- Leadership growth commitments for purpose mastery -- Purpose mastery summary.
Pathway three : change mastery -- Leading in the flow -- Uncovering the learning and growth contained in change -- Breaking old patterns and opening up to change -- Developing present-moment awareness to deal with change effectively -- Bridging the paradox of immediate focus and broad awareness for leading during turbulent times -- Learning to trust ourselves amid dynamic change -- Leadership development as measured by our ability to adapt -- Developing the resilience to thrive in change -- Reflection on change mastery : uncovering personal learning from our change experiences -- Measuring our ability to deal with change -- Seven points of awareness for leading in the flow of change -- Leadership growth commitments for change mastery -- Change mastery summary.
Pathway four : interpersonal mastery -- Leading through synergy -- Building relationship bridges -- Balancing personal power with synergy power and contribution power -- Reducing the intention-perception gap -- Beyond 360° feedback to 720° feedback -- Intimate connection of personal mastery and interpersonal mastery -- Building awareness of how you interpret and process your world -- Reflection on interpersonal mastery : opening up or shutting down communication -- The five touchstones of authentic leadership -- Six points of awareness for leading through synergy -- Leadership growth commitments for interpersonal mastery -- Interpersonal mastery summary.
Pathway five : being mastery -- Leading through being -- Personal journey into being -- Taming the thought monkeys -- Going to another level to resolve leadership challenges -- Getting things done by non-doing -- The search for something more -- Don't place "Descartes" before "the Source" -- Techniques to unfold being -- Reflection on being mastery : exploring the leader within -- Connecting with our inner self -- Being and executive presence -- Leadership benefits of being -- Leadership growth commitments for being mastery -- Four points of awareness for leading from being -- Being mastery summary.
Pathway six : balance mastery -- Leading by centering our life -- Challenges of balance for executives -- What happened to the life of leisure? -- Balance : no longer a luxury, a matter of survival for leaders -- What healthy, productive 100-year-olds can teach leaders -- Balance is a dynamic process -- The ten signs of balance mastery -- The ten signs of imbalance -- Nature's balancing act : rest and activity -- The ten balance points of leaders -- Reflection on leading by centering our life -- Leadership growth commitments for balance mastery -- Balance mastery summary.
Pathway seven : action mastery -- Leading as a whole person -- Going beyond our limits -- Earning a living or feeding a community? -- Three core principles underlying action mastery -- The two steps to action mastery -- Leadership From the Inside Out journal -- Seven points of awareness for leading as a whole person -- Parting thoughts for your journey ahead -- The journey continues -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author -- About LeaderSource.
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