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The coauthor of the classic bestseller Boundaries, with over 2 million copies sold, and an expert on the psychology of business and leadership performance explains the behavioral reasons why some people get great results and others don't.
In Boundaries for Leaders, Dr. Henry Cloud gives leaders the tools and techniques they need to achieve the performance they desire—in their organizations and in themselves. Drawing on the latest findings from neuroscience, Dr. Cloud shows why it's critical for leaders to set the conditions that make people's brains perform at their highest levels. How do great leaders do this? One way is through the creation of "boundaries"—structures that determine what will exist and what will not.
Here you will learn seven leadership boundaries that set the stage, tone, and culture for a results-driven organization, including how to:
• help people focus their attention on the things that matter most;
• build the emotional climate that drives brain functioning;
• facilitate connections that boost energy and momentum;
• create organizational thought patterns that limit negativity and helplessness;
• identify paths for people to take control of the activities that drive results;
• create high-performance teams organized around the behaviors that drive results; and
• lead yourself in a manner that protects the vision.
The strong call to action in this book is that leaders are ridiculously in charge of all these elements, and they must own what they either create or allow to exist.
Filled with inspiring and practical examples from Dr. Cloud's coaching practice, Boundaries for Leaders is essential reading for everyone who aspires to lead companies, teams, and cultures defined by high performance and healthy relationships.
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DEDICATION
This book is dedicated to my clients, with gratitude, for giving me the privilege of working with you. You are an awesome bunch, and I am always inspired by all you do.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
There is always a lot that goes into the writing of a book, a great deal of which is the help you get from others. I would like to thank several people for helping this book come to fruition: First of all, as I said in the dedication, I must acknowledge my clients. You are incredible, and never cease to amaze me with your courage, growth, talents, and accomplishments. As the pages of this book show, you teach me every day, and I love every minute of working with you. My agents, Jan Miller and Shannon Marven, are the wind in the sails of every project. They keep it moving across the finish line, and are the bridge that helps ideas get to bookshelves or, more accurately nowadays, e-readers. Thanks once again! My assistant, Alexis Randall, who juggles a lot of activity and creates time out of a hat. Thanks for helping me get it all done, and for the care you show to everyone we work with. My publisher, Hollis Heimbouch, who is a quadruple threat: painless, yet great editor; experienced publisher; personal-growth devotee; and maven of business content. You are a great match for everything this book needs. My family, who bring me constant joy, even when wrestling with a manuscript is not so much fun. Thanks for cheering me up on those marathons. And finally, my spiritual partners who regularly pray for me . . . thank you, and please don’t stop!
CONTENTS
Dedication Acknowledgments Preface CHAPTER 1 The People Are the Plan CHAPTER 2 Ridiculously in Charge CHAPTER 3 Leading So Brains Can Work CHAPTER 4 The Emotional Climate That Makes Brains Perform CHAPTER 5 Power Through Connection CHAPTER 6 The Gatekeeper of Thinking CHAPTER 7 Control and Results CHAPTER 8 High-Performance Teams CHAPTER 9 Trust Makes Teams Able to Perform CHAPTER 10 Boundaries for Yourself
Conclusion Index Ab