Yes, You're a Leader!

John Charles Kunich, JD, LLM, is Fulbright senior professor. He served as an active-duty officer in the United States Air Force for 20 years.Richard I. Lester, PhD, is dean of academics, Ira C. Eaker Center, Air University, United States Air Force.

• ForewordKen BlanchardOne: Grow Up!Hard-hitting advice on how leaders must speak, dress, and behave if they are to succeed. Addresses anger management, sexual harassment, professionalism, profanity, and other factors crucial to maturity and stability and to success as a leader.Two: Blazing through the FogHow to use the core insights of Blaise Pascal's "wager" to make optimal decisions in the pivotal situations where you must choose despite gaps in vital information and key uncertainties as to what the future holds. Explains a new, powerful tool for making the best possible decisions under the most difficult circumstances.Three: Crisis Leadership and Raoul WallenbergThe stunning and inspirational story of the Righteous Gentile who personally saved over 100,000 Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust. Analysis of how he did it, why he did it, and how any leader can use these methods to overcome every crisis today.Four: Feedback: Feeding the Hands That Back UsBreaks down communication barriers, even between millennials and the rest of us. Explains how effective feedback can become an indispensable part of every relationship and every organization.Five: Mentoring: Passport to TomorrowUses a mnemonic approach to each element of mentoring to explain how great leaders are able to transform the lives of their protégés. Practical, step-by-step instruction, complete with ways to avoid pitfalls and leverage small successes into major gains.Six: Time after Time ManagementTime budgeting for today's multi-tasking, multimedia world. Dozens of valuable insights into doing more with your all-too-finite and limited time. Explains how to identify and avoid time thieves while maintaining a healthy balance among all of life's facets.Seven: The Quicksand QuadrantsUnique analysis of the intersection of leadership and management in every major permutation and combination. The dangers of "doing wrong things right" and "doing right things wrong." How to improve any organization's agility and efficacy.Eight: Healing Your Achilles' HeelPractical insights into identifying and then gaining control over your biggest vulnerabilities. Presents the "Heel Hall of Fame and Infamy." You can neutralize your most devastating life- and career-destroying weaknesses by using this approach.BibliographyIndexAbout the Authors

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