1 Understanding the Leadership Maxims Approach 3

2 On Buzzwords 15

PART TWO LEADING YOURSELF.

3 Learning to Lead Yourself 25

4 Why Do You Get Out of Bed Every Day? 33

5 How Will You Shape Your Future? 41

6 What Guidelines Do You Live By? 51

7 When You Fall Down, How Do You Pick Yourself Back Up? 61

8 How Do You Hold Yourself Accountable? 71

PART THREE LEADING THE THINKING.

9 Becoming a Thought Leader 83

10 What Standards Do You Hold Your Team To? 89

11 Where Are You Taking Your People? 99

12 How Will You Foresee the Future? 111

13 After All That Thinking, How Will You Drive Action? 119

PART FOUR LEADING YOUR PEOPLE.

14 What It Means to Lead Your People 131

15 What Is Your Natural Style? 137

16 How Will You Remember to Treat Your Team Members as Individuals? 147

17 How Will You Stay Connected to Your Team's Reality? 157

18 How Will You Commit to Your People's Growth? 167

PART FIVE LEADING A BALANCED LIFE.

19 Defining Balance 179

20 How Will You Define Your Boundaries? 185

21 How Will You Keep Things in Perspective? 193

22 What Are You Passionate About? 201

PART SIX MAKING IT REAL.

23 Living Your Maxims 211

24 Sharing 217

Acknowledgments 223

Appendix A: The Author's Maxims 229

Appendix B: Your Maxims 231

About the Author 233

Index 235