Table of Contents
Foreword xv
A Note to the Reader: From Your Coach and Mentor xvii
Introduction: Why Leadership Matters xix
Part 1 The Search for Vanguard Leaders 1
Chapter 1 Know What Matters Most 3
Chapter 2 Start Right Where You Are 11
Part 2 Leading Up 21
Chapter 3 Upscale Leadership 23
Chapter 4 Consider the Cost of Leading Up 31
Chapter 5 Growth Potential in Leading Up 37
Chapter 6 What is Your Leadership Growth Quotient? 43
Part 3 Leading Down 59
Chapter 7 Digging for Leadership Depth 61
Chapter 8 Dealing with LDS: Love Deficiency Syndrome 67
Chapter 9 Carrying a Viable Vision 77
Chapter 10 The Power of Choices: Charting Your Course and Staying True to Your Call 83
Part 4 Leading All Around 87
Chapter 11 LOL: Leading Out Loud 89
Chapter 12 L3: Leading and Leaving a Legacy 97
Conclusion: Learn from Your Failures 107
Case Studies 109
The Case of Strive Masiyiwa 109
The Case of John Alston Jr 114
Leadership in Higher Education 118
Three Case Studies on Resilience in Leadership 121
Appendixes: 127
Appendix A Emerging Trends for Global Leaders 127
Appendix B Mr. Copperfield: An Emerging Vanguard Leader 135
Appendix C Hope-Producing Behavior Assessment 147
Appendix D Transformational Leadership at a Glance 149
Notes 151
Acknowledgments 163
Index 167
About the Author 173
Other Resources from Dr. William Valmyr 175
Coaching and Consulting 177