Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses into Results by Cy Wakeman

Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses into Results
Cy Wakeman

Format: Hardcover, 192pp.
ISBN: 9780470613504
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date: September 21, 2010

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Leadership strategies grounded in reality and focused on results

Recent polls show that 71% of workers think about quitting their jobs every day. That number would be shocking-if people actually were quitting. Worse, they go to work, punching time clocks and collecting pay checks, while completely checked out emotionally. In Reality-Based Leadership, expert Fast Company blogger Cy Wakeman reveals how to be the kind of leader who changes the way people think about and perceive their circumstances-one who deals with the facts, clarifies roles, gives clear and direct feedback, and insists that everyone do the same-without drama or defensiveness. Filled with dynamic examples, innovative tools, and diagnostic tests, this book shows you how to become a Reality-Based Leader, revealing how to:

Uncover destructive thought patterns with yourself and others
Diffuse drama and lead the person in front of you
Stop managing and start leading, empowering others to focus on facts and think for themselves

Equipped with a facts-based, confident approach, you will free yourself from the frustrations you face at work and transform yourself into a Reality-Based Leader, with the ability to liberate and inspire others.

About the Author

Cy Wakeman is a dynamic, well-respected national keynote speaker, workshop facilitator and trainer. Her unique programs develop and build successful leaders and teams; her approach is unconventional, candid, and entertaining. Reality-Based Leadership has helped many groups and organizations break through their reasons, stories and excuses to develop innovative solutions to long-standing issues.

Table of Contents


	Foreword by Larry Winget	ix

	Introduction: Calling All Leaders	1

	Part One Find Peace at Work	7
1	You Are the Source of Your Suffering—and That's the Good News	9
2	If You Argue with Reality, You Lose (but Only 100 Percent of the Time)	19
3	Would You Rather Be Right, or Wildly Successful?	35

	Part Two Restore Sanity to the Workplace	47
4	Lead First, Manage Second	49
5	Play Favorites: Work with the Willing!	69
6	Change Is a Fact of Life—Get Over It! How to Bullet-Proof Your Employees	83

	Part Three Lead Your Team to Results	103
7	Opinions No Longer Count—Actions Do	105
8	Stop Judging and Start Helping: The Golden Rule of Teamwork	125

	Conclusion: The Reality-Based Leader's Manifesto	141

	Appendixes	145
	Appendix 1 Alignment Survey	147
	Appendix 2 Self-Test: Managing Versus Leading	149
	Appendix 3 Feedback Frame	153
	Notes	155
	Acknowledgments	157
	About the Author	161
	Index	163

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