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Contents: pt. 1. Our need to feel safe : Protection from above ; Employees are people too ; Belonging ; Yeah, but . . . -- pt. 2. Powerful forces : When enough was enough ; E.D.S.O. ; The big C ; Why we have leaders -- pt. 3. Reality : The courage to do the right thing ; Snowmobile in the desert -- 4. How we got here : The boom before the bust ; The boomers all grown up -- pt. 5. The abstract challenge : Abstraction kills ; Modern abstraction ; Managing the abstraction ; Imbalance -- pt. 6. Destructive abundance : Leadership lesson 1: So goes the culture, so goes the company ; Leadership lesson 2: So goes the leader, so goes the culture ; Leadership lesson 3: Integrity matters ; Leadership lesson 4: Friends matter ; Leadership lesson 5: Lead the people, not the numbers -- pt. 7. A society of addicts : At the center of all our problems is us ; At any expense ; The abstract generation (revised and expanded) -- pt. 8. Becoming a leader : Step 12 ; Shared struggle ; We need more leaders.
Summary: Leaders are the ones who run headfirst into the unknown. They rush toward the danger. They put their own interests aside to protect us or to pull us into the future. Leaders would sooner sacrifice what is theirs to save what is ours. And they would never sacrifice what is ours to save what is theirs. This is what it means to be a leader. It means they choose to go first into danger, headfirst toward the unknown. And when we feel sure they will keep us safe, we will march behind them and work tirelessly to see their visions come to life and proudly call ourselves their followers. (Back cover)