Introduction: Calling All Leaders.

Part One Find Peace at Work.

1 You Are the Source of Your Suffering—and That's the Good News.

2 If You Argue with Reality, You Lose (but Only 100 Percent of the Time).

3 Would You Rather Be Right, or Wildly Successful?

Part Two Restore Sanity to the Workplace.

4 Lead First, Manage Second.

5 Play Favorites: Work with the Willing!

6 Change Is a Fact of Life—Get Over It! How to Bullet-Proof Your Employees.

Part Three Lead Your Team to Results.

7 Opinions No Longer Count—Actions Do.

8 Stop Judging and Start Helping: The Golden Rule of Teamwork.

Conclusion: The Reality-Based Leader's Manifesto.

Appendixes.

Appendix 1 Alignment Survey.

Appendix 2 Self-Test: Managing Versus Leading.

Appendix 3 Feedback Frame.

Notes.

Acknowledgments.

About the Author.

Index.