Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Redefining How You Lead -- Leadership Contract -- Word of Warning -- ch. 1 My Personal Leadership Story -- Is Leadership Worth Dying For? -- Why Are Some Leaders Such Jerks? -- Why Are Many Leaders So Lame? -- Has Anyone Noticed That We've Stopped Talking about Our Values? -- How Do You Create a Vibrant Culture? -- Reflect-Your Personal Leadership Story -- ch. 2 What's Wrong with Leadership Today? -- When Organizations Let Us Down -- Leadership Is Disconnected -- Leadership Is Disappointing -- Leadership Is Disgraceful -- How Did We Get Here? -- It's Time We Stop Settling-and Start Expecting More -- Reflect-What's Wrong with Leadership Today? -- ch. 3 Why We Need a Leadership Contract -- Leadership Contract and Its Four Terms -- Reflect-Why We Need a Leadership Contract -- ch. 4 Leadership Is a Decision-Make It -- Why Doesn't Anyone Warit to Be a Leader Anymore? -- Why You Need to Make the Leadership Decision -- Two Kinds of Leadership Decisions -- Big D and Small d Leadership Decisions - Clarity and Commitment -- Real Leadership Decision Is Visceral -- Deciding Not to Lead Is an Important Leadership Decision -- Final Thoughts-Get Your Act Together -- Reflect-Leadership Is a Decision -- ch. 5 Leadership Is an Obligation-Step Up -- Iron Ring Ceremony -- What's It Going to Take? -- Five Core Obligations of Leadership -- Five Core Obligations in Action -- Revisiting the Iron Ring Ceremony and What It Means for Leaders -- Final Thoughts-Leadership Is an Obligation -- Reflect-Leadership Is an Obligation --

ch. 6 Leadership Is Hard Work-Get Tough -- Do We Have Wimps or Leaders in Our Organizations? -- Hard Rule of Leadership -- Final Thoughts-It's Time to Get Tough -- Reflect-Leadership Is Hard Work -- ch. 7 Leadership Is a Community-Connect -- Missed Opportunity -- We Are Wired for Community -- Rotting of Zombies -- League of Heroes -- Stable of Thoroughbreds -- It's Time to Build a Community of Leaders -- Strong Community of Leaders-Clarity and Commitment -- Has Everyone Noticed the Change in the Room? -- Final Thoughts-How Is Help Defined in Your Organization? -- Reflect-Leadership Is a Community -- ch. 8 Signing the Leadership Contract -- It's Time to Sign the Leadership Contract -- One Thing You Cannot Do -- Signing the Document -- Create Your Own Leadership Contract -- Final Thoughts-Signing the Leadership Contract -- Reflect-Signing the Leadership Contract -- ch. 9 Turning Points of Leadership -- Revisiting the Turning Points of Leadership -- Final Thoughts-The Turning Points of Leadership -- Reflect-The Turning Points of Leadership -- ch. 10 Putting the Leadership Contract into Action -- Foundational Strategies for Putting the Leadership Contract into Action -- Regular Practices to Put the Leadership Contract into Action -- Putting the Leadership Contract into Action within Your Organization -- Create Your Own Organization's Leadership Contract -- Final Thoughts-Redefining How We Lead.