Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction xv

Lessons on Leadership

1 Write Your Own Life Warren Bennis 3

2 The Learning Executive Jim Collins 11

3 A Journey to Authentic Leadership Sally Helgesen 15

4 Speaking Truth is Power Alan M. Webber 19

Key Learning Points: Lessons on Leadership 24

Crossroads and Choices

5 Everything Counts Peter Block 27

6 The Dancing Toll Taker Charles Garfield 31

7 Living "As If" William Bridges 35

8 Learning Journeys as Great Teachers Robert Rosen 39

Key Learning Points: Crossroads and Choices 42

Leading, Learning, and Teaching

9 Shaping Experiences Stephen R. Covey 45

10 Teaching and Training James M. Kouzes 53

11 The Learner's Point at View James Belasco 57

12 Standing on the Shoulders of Gaints Paul Hersey 61

13 Nurturing Learning Partnerships Homa Bahrami 65

Key Learning Points: Leading, Learning, and Teaching 70

Seeing Yourself as Others Do

14 Reach into Yourself to Understand Others Nathaniel Branden 73

15 Lessons on Life from the Goddess of Love Jay Conger 77

16 Before Lunging Forward, Take a Step Back Carlos E. Marin 83

Key Learning Points: Seeing Yourself as Others Others Do 87

Developing Self-Knowledge

17 An Allegory for Learning…and Meaning Dave Ulrich 91

18 Integrity or out of Tegrity? Spencer Johnson 97

19 Sometimes It Takes an Elbow in the Ribs Elizabeth Pinchot 103

20 Recognizing Leadership, Trusting Life Nancy J. Adler 107

Key Learning Points: Developing Self-Knowledge 112

Unlearning what you thought was So

21 What Strength Really Means Stratford Sherman 115

22 Learning to Live with Questions Jay Galbraith 119

23 True Learning is Often Slow Robert W. Eichinger 123

24 The Impact of Paradigms on Change R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr. 127

Key Learning Points: Unlearning What You Thought Was So 136

Pain is a Great Teacher

25 The Person in the Mirror Marshall Goldsmith 139

26 My Wake-up Call Frederic M. Hudson 143

27 Making the Flat Side Round Beverly Kaye 149

28 The Gain is Worth the Pain David M. Noer 153

29 What do you do When Things Go Wrong? Charles E. Dwyer 159

Key learning Points: Pain Is a Great Teacher 162

Mentors Matter

30 Does All That Make You Happy? Richard J. Leider 165

31 Mentoring for Untapped Potential Lou Tice 169

32 Seven Lessons on Teaching and Training Chip R. Bell 175

33 Pushing Through to the Next Level Robert Fritz 181

34 Lessons from My Coach Joel Barker 185

35 Contagious Influence is a Wonderful Teacher Vijay Govindarajan 189

Key Learning Points: Mentors Matter 193

Afterword Forums for Learning Jodi Knox 195

Epilogue The Power of Stories Richard Stone 201