Stepping Up, Second Edition: How Taking Responsibility Changes Everything
“Gives you the key to unlocking your full potential for greater success, achievement, and personal power in every area of your life.” —Brian Tracy, New York Times-bestselling author of Eat That Frog!

All too often, the challenges we face seem overwhelming. Where do we start? What if we fail? But bestselling author John Izzo argues that almost every problem, from personal difficulties and business challenges to social issues, can be solved if all of us look to ourselves to create change rather than looking to others. And with the research to prove it, Izzo shows that by seeing ourselves as the locus of control rather than the victims of change, we are happier, less stressed, and more powerful.

Izzo shows how taking responsibility changes our careers, our companies, our lives, and our communities. This book is filled with stories that illustrate the incredible power of stepping up: a homeless man who started a recycling revolution, a middle-aged Italian shopkeeper who fought back against the Mafia, two teenagers who ignited an antibullying movement, an executive who turned a dying division into a profit center, and a few employees who created a multibillion-dollar product for Starbucks, and many more. This second edition includes a new chapter on the Stepping Up Continuum, a model that looks at six ways to know if you are stepping up or stepping back, as well as fresh stories and a self-assessment tool for helping leaders create a culture for stepping up in their organizations. We have the power within ourselves to move mountains—we just have to decide that we are the ones to do it.  

“Insightful and inspired!” —Marshall Goldsmith, #1 New York Times-bestselling author
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Stepping Up, Second Edition: How Taking Responsibility Changes Everything
“Gives you the key to unlocking your full potential for greater success, achievement, and personal power in every area of your life.” —Brian Tracy, New York Times-bestselling author of Eat That Frog!

All too often, the challenges we face seem overwhelming. Where do we start? What if we fail? But bestselling author John Izzo argues that almost every problem, from personal difficulties and business challenges to social issues, can be solved if all of us look to ourselves to create change rather than looking to others. And with the research to prove it, Izzo shows that by seeing ourselves as the locus of control rather than the victims of change, we are happier, less stressed, and more powerful.

Izzo shows how taking responsibility changes our careers, our companies, our lives, and our communities. This book is filled with stories that illustrate the incredible power of stepping up: a homeless man who started a recycling revolution, a middle-aged Italian shopkeeper who fought back against the Mafia, two teenagers who ignited an antibullying movement, an executive who turned a dying division into a profit center, and a few employees who created a multibillion-dollar product for Starbucks, and many more. This second edition includes a new chapter on the Stepping Up Continuum, a model that looks at six ways to know if you are stepping up or stepping back, as well as fresh stories and a self-assessment tool for helping leaders create a culture for stepping up in their organizations. We have the power within ourselves to move mountains—we just have to decide that we are the ones to do it.  

“Insightful and inspired!” —Marshall Goldsmith, #1 New York Times-bestselling author
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Stepping Up, Second Edition: How Taking Responsibility Changes Everything

Stepping Up, Second Edition: How Taking Responsibility Changes Everything

by John B. Izzo
Stepping Up, Second Edition: How Taking Responsibility Changes Everything

Stepping Up, Second Edition: How Taking Responsibility Changes Everything

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“Gives you the key to unlocking your full potential for greater success, achievement, and personal power in every area of your life.” —Brian Tracy, New York Times-bestselling author of Eat That Frog!

All too often, the challenges we face seem overwhelming. Where do we start? What if we fail? But bestselling author John Izzo argues that almost every problem, from personal difficulties and business challenges to social issues, can be solved if all of us look to ourselves to create change rather than looking to others. And with the research to prove it, Izzo shows that by seeing ourselves as the locus of control rather than the victims of change, we are happier, less stressed, and more powerful.

Izzo shows how taking responsibility changes our careers, our companies, our lives, and our communities. This book is filled with stories that illustrate the incredible power of stepping up: a homeless man who started a recycling revolution, a middle-aged Italian shopkeeper who fought back against the Mafia, two teenagers who ignited an antibullying movement, an executive who turned a dying division into a profit center, and a few employees who created a multibillion-dollar product for Starbucks, and many more. This second edition includes a new chapter on the Stepping Up Continuum, a model that looks at six ways to know if you are stepping up or stepping back, as well as fresh stories and a self-assessment tool for helping leaders create a culture for stepping up in their organizations. We have the power within ourselves to move mountains—we just have to decide that we are the ones to do it.  

“Insightful and inspired!” —Marshall Goldsmith, #1 New York Times-bestselling author

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781523091454
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Publication date: 11/24/2020
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

John Izzo is president of Izzo & Associates and has devoted the past twenty-five years of his life to facilitating deeper conversations about values, work, life, leadership, and success. He has spoken to over one million people and advised over 500 companies, including IBM, Qantas, the Mayo Clinic, Verizon, RBC, Telus, Walmart, DuPont, Humana, and Microsoft. He is the author or coauthor of seven books, including Awakening Corporate Soul, The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die, and The Purpose Revolution.

Table of Contents

Foreword Marshall Goldsmith ix

Preface to the Second Edition xi

Preface to the First Edition xv

Chapter 1 The Five Rows of Responsibility 1

Chapter 2 It's Not My Job, It's Not My Fault 19

Chapter 3 I Am Only One Person or Why People Don't Step Up 33

Chapter 4 Only Naïve People Change the World 45

Chapter 5 The 100/0 Principle: 100 Percent Responsibility/Zero Excuses 57

Chapter 6 Do Something-Do Anything 71

Chapter 7 Always Begin in the Room You Are In 83

Chapter 8 Leadership Is Not a Position 95

Chapter 9 Stepping Up by Speaking Up 105

Chapter 10 Stepping Up or Stepping Back: How to Know the Difference 117

Chapter 11 Creating a Company Culture of Stepping Up 135

Chapter 12 Who Am I to Step Up? 155

Chapter 13 One Person Always Matters 169

Self-Assessment: Stepping Up 179

Self-Assessment: Creating a Culture for Stepping Up 183

Stepping Up for Change 187

Discussion Guide 189

Acknowledgments 203

Index 207

About the Author 213

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