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Grow Your Leadership Skills. Enrich Your Life. Leave a Lasting Legacy. Acclaimed leadership coach John Mattone has worked with many of our brightest business minds, including Apple's Steve Jobs, Pepsi's Roger Enrico, and Nielsen's Armando Uriegas. In this book, he draws on his research and experience to identify the seven key qualities that comprise the mindset of great leadership, providing practical advice for leaders at all levels to achieve their potential. "John understands that truly great leadership always starts on the inside. More than that, he is a master of helping people discover and cultivate their innate leadership potential through advice that is both practical and profound. His new book beautifully illuminates the heart of great leadership through seven secrets that can have the biggest and brightest impact on the world." --DEEPAK CHOPRA, author, You Are the Universe "Mattone shares wisdom from his years of executive coaching in a practical and thought-provoking guide for leaders at all levels. His framework is both elegant in its simplicity and profound in its depth. If you have a genuine desire to dive deep, ask hard questions, and do what it takes to achieve your potential as a leader, the insights in this book will equip you for the journey." --KATHY MAZZARELLA, chairman, President and CEO, Graybar "Great leadership is rare. The reason is simple--most people don't have a methodology for developing their leadership skills. John Mattone skillfully and succinctly fills that void. It is a must-read for those in any walk of life who want to enhance their leadership skills and have fun doing so." --HAP KLOPP, founder , The North Face; author, Almost: 12 Electric Months Chasing A Silicon Valley Dream "John has composed the go-to guide for leaders, new and experienced. His wisdom is distilled into easy-to-follow modules, covering everything from influencing others to daily skills development. This book should sit on every leader's desk." --DR. MARCIA REYNOLDS, author, The Discomfort Zone "It's rare to come across wisdom so clear that it shocks you out of your day-to-day mindset and shows you the possibility of doing something truly remarkable with your life. John Mattone does just that with his new book, which stands out among the many leadership titles as a rare gem of deep and practical??guidance on the path to becoming a better leader--and human being." --RA

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Grow Your Leadership Skills. Enrich Your Life. Leave a Lasting Legacy. Acclaimed leadership coach John Mattone has worked with many of our brightest business minds, including Apple's Steve Jobs, Pepsi's Roger Enrico, and Nielsen's Armando Uriegas. In this book, he draws on his research and experience to identify the seven key qualities that comprise the mindset of great leadership, providing practical advice for leaders at all levels to achieve their potential. "John understands that truly great leadership always starts on the inside. More than that, he is a master of helping people discover and cultivate their innate leadership potential through advice that is both practical and profound. His new book beautifully illuminates the heart of great leadership through seven secrets that can have the biggest and brightest impact on the world." --DEEPAK CHOPRA, author, You Are the Universe "Mattone shares wisdom from his years of executive coaching in a practical and thought-provoking guide for leaders at all levels. His framework is both elegant in its simplicity and profound in its depth. If you have a genuine desire to dive deep, ask hard questions, and do what it takes to achieve your potential as a leader, the insights in this book will equip you for the journey." --KATHY MAZZARELLA, chairman, President and CEO, Graybar "Great leadership is rare. The reason is simple--most people don't have a methodology for developing their leadership skills. John Mattone skillfully and succinctly fills that void. It is a must-read for those in any walk of life who want to enhance their leadership skills and have fun doing so." --HAP KLOPP, founder , The North Face; author, Almost: 12 Electric Months Chasing A Silicon Valley Dream "John has composed the go-to guide for leaders, new and experienced. His wisdom is distilled into easy-to-follow modules, covering everything from influencing others to daily skills development. This book should sit on every leader's desk." --DR. MARCIA REYNOLDS, author, The Discomfort Zone "It's rare to come across wisdom so clear that it shocks you out of your day-to-day mindset and shows you the possibility of doing something truly remarkable with your life. John Mattone does just that with his new book, which stands out among the many leadership titles as a rare gem of deep and practical??guidance on the path to becoming a better leader--and human being." --RA

Author Biography

JOHN MATTONE is the creator of the unique, powerful, and game-changing Intelligent Leadership (IL) Executive Coaching philosophy and process. Since 2012, John has used his proprietary process to personally coach over 50 global CEO's, top government leaders, and professional athletes to help them become stronger, more effective, and vibrant leaders and people. Since 2017, he has personally coached and certified over 450 global executive coaches from 52 countries in the IL coaching methodology. John served as the executive coach to the late Steve Jobs as well as to the former legendary CEO of PepsiCo, Roger Enrico. John is widely regarded as the world's #1 coaching authority and top executive coach.

Table of Contents

Foreword xv Preface: A Demand for Depth xvii Acknowledgments xxi Introduction: Do You Have What it Takes to Inspire Others to Follow? xxv 1 Getting to Know Thyself 1 Getting to the Why of Things 2 How Strong is Your Character? 4 Values: Your Criteria for Life 7 Mind the Gaps 10 Who Do You Think You Are? 11 Believe It or Not … 12 The Bridge to the Outer Core 14 Putting It All Together: The Spectrum of Intelligent Leadership 16 Fake It 'til You Make It 18 2 Thinking Differently, Thinking Big 21 Being a Trendsetter 24 Holding a Massive Vision 26 How Big Do You Think? 28 Beginning with the End in Mind 32 Don't Let Your Big Thinking Give You a Big Head 34 Exercise: Developing Your Core Purpose Statement 36 3 The Vulnerability Decision 39 Making the Choice to Be Vulnerable 41 The Gateway to Change 42 Vulnerability and the Bottom Line 45 Admitting Your Flaws Builds Trust 46 Creating a Culture of Vulnerability 48 Can You Be Too Humble? 51 Practicing Vulnerability 52 4 Having a Mindset of Entitlement versus a Mindset of Duty 55 Seeing Through Your Entitlement 59 The Duty Mindset: Context is Everything 62 From Setback to Opportunity: Overcoming the Victim Mentality 63 The First Three Dimensions: A Package Deal 66 Don't Forget to Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask First 66 Cultivating a Duty Mindset 68 5 Leveraging Your Gifts and Addressing Your Gaps 71 Mindset Applied 74 The Negativity Bias 75 Mind the Gap 80 Going on to Perfection 82 Striking the Right Balance 83 Zeroing in, Moving Forward 84 6 Having the Courage to Execute with Pride, Passion, and Precision 89 Moving out of Your Comfort Zone 91 Cultivating Courage, in Spite of Resistance 91 The Three Qualities of Courageous Action 92 Change Takes Courage 97 The Ultimate Catalyst 99 Don't Just Act; Act Intelligently 101 Becoming Courageous 102 7 Staying Present and Being Vigilant 107 Moving Slow to Move Fast 109 Being Awake to Your Footprint 112 Being Present for People 113 Being Present Takes Courage 115 Think, Don't Overthink 116 The Matrix of Intelligent Leadership 117 Practicing Presence 118 8 Course Correction 123 The Psychology of Adjustment 125 A Culture of Innovation 132 Don't Overcorrect 134 The Ultimate Dimension 134 Correcting Your Course 135 9 It's Not About You: The Inseparable Relationship Between Leadership and Culture 139 It Starts at the Top 141 Encouraging Innovation 144 Vulnerability is Contagious 145 A Culture of Duty 146 A Culture that Amplifies 148 Creating a Culture of Courageous Action 149 Working as One 151 Correcting Your Collective Course 152 As You Go, So Go We All 154 10 Conclusion: The Paradox of Change 155 Bringing the New into Being 156 The Intelligent Leader: A Guided Visualization 158 What Will Be Your Legacy? 161 About the Author 163 Index 167

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