Three Laws of Performance

Steve Zaffron is the CEO of the Vanto Group, a global consulting firm that designs and implements large-scale initiatives to elevate organizational performance. Zaffron has directed major corporate initiatives with more than three hundred organizations in twenty countries. Dave Logan is on the faculty at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California and is a former associate dean. He is also senior partner of CultureSync, a management consulting firm. Logan has written three books, including Tribal Leadership.

• Editor’s Note, by Warren Bennis xviiForeword, by Michael C. Jensen xxiAuthors’ Note xxvIntroduction: The Power of Rewriting the Future xxixPart I: The Three Laws in Action1. Transforming an Impossible Situation 32. Where is the Key to Performance? 313. Rewriting a Future That’s Already Written 65Part II: Rewriting the Future of Leadership4. With So Many Books on Leadership, Why are There So Few Leaders? 935. The Self-Led Organization 117Part III: Mastering the Game of Performance6. Who or What is Leading Your Life? 1437. The Path to Mastery 1698. Breaking the Performance Barrier 199Appendix: The Three Laws of Performance and the Leadership Corollaries 207Notes 209Acknowledgments 211The Authors 215Index 217

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