STEVE GARCIA is a Managing Partner at Contemporary Leadership Advisors. He helps clients build and lead faster, higher-impact, and more adaptive organizations in rapidly changing, complex environments. He has extensive experience as both an executive and executive educator. DAN FISHER is a consulting psychologist and Co-founder of the Institute for Contemporary Leadership and a Managing Partner at Contemporary Leadership Advisors. He has significant experience coaching and advising executives and their teams.

• Foreword xiDr. Marshall GoldsmithPreface xv1 Introduction: Making a Difference in Our Complex Times 12 It’s Not About You 19Trap to avoid: Leading through expertise rather than relationships3 The Vulnerability Paradox 35Trap to avoid: Projecting confidence at the expense of humility4 Stop Strategizing and Start Doing 51Trap to avoid: Separating strategizing from executing5 Freeing Your People with Purpose- Driven Simple Rules 69Trap to avoid: Talking about purpose without operationalizing it6 Why Community Organizers Consistently Beat Superheroes 85Trap to avoid: Saving the day instead of building teams that solve problems7 Vive la Résistance! 101Trap to avoid: Overcoming resistance to change rather than working with it8 Resilience Beats Efficiency 117Trap to avoid: Cutting costs to the point of becoming brittle9 The Siren Song of Certainty 135Trap to avoid: Seeking certainty at the expense of reality10 Data- Driven Decisions Still Need a Driver 151Trap to avoid: Replacing judgment with data11 When Best Isn’t Best 169Trap to avoid: Assuming “best practices” are right for your situation12 Conclusion: The End of Leadership in a Quantum Age 185Notes 193Acknowledgments 211About the Authors 213Index 215

STEVE GARCIA is a Managing Partner at Contemporary Leadership Advisors. He helps clients build and lead faster, higher-impact, and more adaptive organizations in rapidly changing, complex environments. He has extensive experience as both an executive and executive educator. DAN FISHER is a consulting psychologist and Co-founder of the Institute for Contemporary Leadership and a Managing Partner at Contemporary Leadership Advisors. He has significant experience coaching and advising executives and their teams.

• Foreword xiDr. Marshall GoldsmithPreface xv1 Introduction: Making a Difference in Our Complex Times 12 It’s Not About You 19Trap to avoid: Leading through expertise rather than relationships3 The Vulnerability Paradox 35Trap to avoid: Projecting confidence at the expense of humility4 Stop Strategizing and Start Doing 51Trap to avoid: Separating strategizing from executing5 Freeing Your People with Purpose- Driven Simple Rules 69Trap to avoid: Talking about purpose without operationalizing it6 Why Community Organizers Consistently Beat Superheroes 85Trap to avoid: Saving the day instead of building teams that solve problems7 Vive la Résistance! 101Trap to avoid: Overcoming resistance to change rather than working with it8 Resilience Beats Efficiency 117Trap to avoid: Cutting costs to the point of becoming brittle9 The Siren Song of Certainty 135Trap to avoid: Seeking certainty at the expense of reality10 Data- Driven Decisions Still Need a Driver 151Trap to avoid: Replacing judgment with data11 When Best Isn’t Best 169Trap to avoid: Assuming “best practices” are right for your situation12 Conclusion: The End of Leadership in a Quantum Age 185Notes 193Acknowledgments 211About the Authors 213Index 215

STEVE GARCIA is a Managing Partner at Contemporary Leadership Advisors. He helps clients build and lead faster, higher-impact, and more adaptive organizations in rapidly changing, complex environments. He has extensive experience as both an executive and executive educator. DAN FISHER is a consulting psychologist and Co-founder of the Institute for Contemporary Leadership and a Managing Partner at Contemporary Leadership Advisors. He has significant experience coaching and advising executives and their teams.

• Foreword xiDr. Marshall GoldsmithPreface xv1 Introduction: Making a Difference in Our Complex Times 12 It’s Not About You 19Trap to avoid: Leading through expertise rather than relationships3 The Vulnerability Paradox 35Trap to avoid: Projecting confidence at the expense of humility4 Stop Strategizing and Start Doing 51Trap to avoid: Separating strategizing from executing5 Freeing Your People with Purpose- Driven Simple Rules 69Trap to avoid: Talking about purpose without operationalizing it6 Why Community Organizers Consistently Beat Superheroes 85Trap to avoid: Saving the day instead of building teams that solve problems7 Vive la Résistance! 101Trap to avoid: Overcoming resistance to change rather than working with it8 Resilience Beats Efficiency 117Trap to avoid: Cutting costs to the point of becoming brittle9 The Siren Song of Certainty 135Trap to avoid: Seeking certainty at the expense of reality10 Data- Driven Decisions Still Need a Driver 151Trap to avoid: Replacing judgment with data11 When Best Isn’t Best 169Trap to avoid: Assuming “best practices” are right for your situation12 Conclusion: The End of Leadership in a Quantum Age 185Notes 193Acknowledgments 211About the Authors 213Index 215