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Fit In, Stand Out - Mastering the FISO Factor: The Key to Leadership Effectiveness in Business and Life, by Blythe McGarvie, is is available at Amazon.com and other bookstores.
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Foreword (from Joe Forehand, Chairman of Accenture)
Author’s Note
Introduction
Chapter One
The Everyday Work of Leaders
- AMBITIOUS, BUT UNPREPARED
- OFTEN FORGOTTEN PRECEPTS
- LEADERS ARE SYSTEMS THINKERS
- THE TWO IMPERATIVES OF A DYNAMIC BUSINESS SYSTEM
Chapter Two
Fit In and Stand Out
- NAVIGATING THROUGH THE CORPORATE WONDERLAND
- FITTING-IN
- STANDING-OUT
- THE FISO FACTOR
Chapter Three
The Catalytic Agents of the FISO Factor
- THE FISO FACTOR CATALYSTS
(1) Financial Acuity
(2) Integrity
(3) Linkages
(4) Learning
(5) Perspective
(6) Global Citizenship
- THE FISO FACTOR CATALYSTS AND YOUR LEADERSHIP PLATFORM
Chapter Four
Financial Acuity: The Language of Business
- CRACKING THE CORPORATE CODE
(1) Learn the Basics
(2) Identify Your Financial Focus
(3) Frame Your Work
- THE HABITS OF FINANCIALLY ACUTE LEADERS
(1) Dig into the Numbers
(2) Act on Your Findings
(3) Foster Financial Acuity Companywide
- FINANCIAL ACUITY YIELDS CONFIDENCE
Chapter Five
Integrity: The Leader’s North Star
- BEYOND LEGAL COMPLIANCE
(1) Ethics
(2) Soundness
(3) Completeness
- THE DEMANDS OF INTEGRITY
- ORGANIZATIONAL INTEGRITY
- INTEGRITY YIELDS TRUST
Chapter Six
Linkages: The Lever of Alliance
- THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF LINKAGES
(1) Opportunity
(2) Creativity
(3) Productivity
- CREATING AND MAINTAINING LINKAGES
(1) Create a Robust Network of Linkages
(2) Focus on Giving Instead of Getting
(3) Practice the “Touch-Tone Approach” to Linkages
- THE LINKED ORGANIZATION
- LINKAGES YIELD ACCESS
Chapter Seven
Learning: The Wellspring of Renewal
- ADOPT AND ADAPT
(1) Adopt
(a) Tap the Sources of Learning
(b) Ask Astute Questions
(c) Listen!
(2) Adapt
(a) Reflect
(b) Connect
- APPLY LEARNING WITH THE 5 A’S
(1) Perfection Is the Enemy of Progress
(2) Past Performance Can Provide Future Knowledge
(3) Failure Is Inevitable, but Large Losses Are Not
- CREATE A LEARNING ORGANIZATON
- LEARNING YIELDS INNOVATION
Chapter Eight
Perspective: The Prism of Insight
- THE LEADER’S PERSPECTIVE
- GAINING OTHER PEOPLE’S PERSPECTIVES
(1) Empathize to Identify Perspective
(2) Become a Perspective Magnet
(3) Utilize Perspective to Build Consensus
- CREATING ORGANIZATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
- PERSPECTIVE YIELDS BALANCED JUDGMENT
Chapter Nine
Global Citizenship: The Passport to Opportunity
- GETTING PREPARED FOR GLOBAL LEADERSHIP
(1) Transcend Nationality
(2) Learn from the World
(3) Stimulate Global Coordination and Cooperation
- BUILDING THE GLOBAL ORGANIZATION
(1) Global Strategies
(2) Global Knowledge
(3) Global Management
- GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP YIELDS AGILITY
Epilogue
Choosing Your Path
- FIT IN OR STAND OUT?
(1) Corporate Culture
(2) Position in Company
- NAVIGATING THE JOURNEY
(1) Can I contribute to the Success of the Company?
(2) Will I learn Something from This?
(3) Is the Company Ready to Do what Needs to Be Done?
- A FINAL WORD ON SUCCESS
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
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