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List of contents
Introduction.
PART I: What It Takes to Be a Leader.
Chapter 1: A Marshal's Baton in Every Soldier's Knapsack.
Chapter 2: Remember, They're Not Electing You Dictator for Life.
Chapter 3: Building Your Leadership Muscles.
Chapter 4: Which Hat Do I Wear? The Roles That Leaders Play.
PART II: Leadership Is a Process.
Chapter 5: Take the Lead? Me?
Chapter 6: The Missions of the Leader.
Chapter 7: The Responsibilities of a Leader.
PART III: The Art of Leadership.
Chapter 8: What Are the Skills of a Leader?
Chapter 9: Harnessing Your Strengths and Weaknesses.
Chapter 10: What about Expectations?
Chapter 11: The Axioms of Leadership.
Chapter 12: Managing as a Leader.
Chapter 13: Leading When You Aren't Really the Leader.
PART IV: Leadership in Everyday Life.
Chapter 14: Volunteering Your Time and Skills.
Chapter 15: Taking the Lead as a Volunteer.
Chapter 16: Everyday Leadership: Training for Real Life.
Chapter 17: Leading When You Coach.
Chapter 18: Organizing Your Community: Lessons from Saul Alinsky.
PART V: Leadership and Vision.
Chapter 19: What's a Vision?
Chapter 20: Developing a Vision.
PART VI: Team Building.
Chapter 21: Why Depend on Teams?
Chapter 22: Creating a Winning Team.
Chapter 23: Team Learning.
Chapter 24: Spreading Team Knowledge Around.
Chapter 25: When Followers Won't Follow.
Chapter 26: Can the Situation Be Saved?
Chapter 27: Leading across Cultures.
PART VII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 28: Ten Mistakes That Every Leader Makes.
Chapter 29: Ten Characteristics of a True Leader.
Chapter 30: Ten Ways to Master Leadership Skills.
Index.
Book Registration Information.
About the author
Marshall Loeb is the daily columnist for CBS MarketWatch.com and an award-winning editor and broadcaster.
Stephen Kindel is a former senior editor at Forbes.
