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Saturday, January 3, 2009

Axiom - Contents Page

I did a post yesterday about one of the books I currently have "on the go." This is Axiom.... and I am really enjoying it.

When I look at a new book I start at the cover, then go to the back cover, then look at the endorsements and then.... The Contents Page!!!


When I saw this contents page I began to salivate!!
So I have cut n paste it for your enjoyment....
and to motivate you to go and get the book ASAP.




Table of Contents
Foreword Henry Cloud, PhD 9


Introduction 11



Vision and Strategy


Language Matters 17


Make the Big Ask 21


You're Always in a Season 24


Explosive Growth Equals Dramatic Meltdowns 27


Vision: Paint the Picture Passionately 29


Bold Move 32


An Owner or a Hireling 34


Hire Tens 38


The Fair Exchange Value 40


The Value of a Good Idea 42


Build a Boiler Fund 46


Take a Flyer 49


Vision Leaks 52


Values Need Heat 54


The Dangers of Incrementalism 56


Six-by-Six Execution 58


Only God 61


Plus-Side/Minus-Side 63


Institutionalize Key Values 67


This Is Church 68



Teamwork and Communication


The Three Cs 75


Never Say Someone's No for Them 78


First Tested 80


DNA Carriers 83


No Eleventh-Hour Surprises, Please 86


How Are You Doing ... Really? 88


Get the Right People around the Table 91


Know Who's Driving 93


Speed of the Leader, Speed of the Team 94


Pay Attention to Greetings and Goodbyes 96


Deliver the Bad News First 99


The Tunnel of Chaos 101


Just Say It! 104


Disagree without Drawing Blood 106


Umbrella of Mercy 108


Help Me Understand 110


Leaders Call Fouls 112


Real-Time Coaching 115


Just to Be Clear 117


Give Me an A, B, or C 120


Keep Short Accounts 123


We Got to Do This Together! 126



Activity and Assessment


A Blue-Sky Day 131


The Bias toward Action 134


Performance Buys Freedom 137


Sweat the Small Stuff 139


Doable Hard versus Destructive Hard 142


Develop a Mole System 145


Is It Sustainable? 147


Don't Screw Up 150


SOSs 152


Facts Are Your Friends 155


Find the Critic's Kernel of Truth 159


Every Soldier Deserves Competent Command 161


Brain Breaks 164


Speed versus Soul 166


Did We Do Any Learning? 168


Create Your Own Finish Lines 169


Let's Debrief 172


Pay Now, Play Later 174


Are We Still Having Fun? 175


Never Beat the Sheep 177



Personal Integrity


Obi-Wan Kenobi Isn't for Hire 183


What Life Are You Waiting For? 187


Lead with All Diligence 190


To the Core of My Being 192


Always Take the High Road 194


Read All You Can 196


Lead Something 198


Arrive Early or Not at All 200


I'd Never Do This for Money 201


We Need Us All 203


Excellence Honors God and Inspires People 206


Admit Mistakes, and Your Stock Goes Up 209


Fight for Your Family 212


Finish Well 214


Acknowledgments 217





Notes 218

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