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<p>Foreword xi</p> <p>Introduction xiii</p> <p>Courage Is the Way</p> <p>The Three Components of Courage: Diversity, Pain, and Choice</p> <p>The Intention of the Author and This Book</p> <p><b>1 The Business Case for Courage 1</b></p> <p>The Fear of Discomfort and Pain Pain Thresholds Common Reactions to Tough Times Uncommon Choices The Big Temptation Honoring the Courageous Leader in You Assessing the Risks</p> <p><b>2 The Courage to Get Unstuck 27</b></p> <p>When Life Kicks You out of the Workplace Stuck in a Paradigm Copyrighted Material Pain During the Transition Making Sense of Our Pain</p> <p><b>3 The Courage to Take a Stand 45</b></p> <p>So, What Exactly Are Values? Actual and Aspirational Values Why Values Matter in Leadership Clarity on Values Activating Our Values</p> <p><b>4 The Courage to Be Humble 63</b></p> <p>Arrogance in the Workplace Intentions, Behaviors, and Arrogance Arrogance Is the Birthplace of the Humbling Experience Why Humility Matters Minimize Self and Maximize Our Bigger Purpose</p> <p><b>5 The Courage to Be Confident 83</b></p> <p>Those People Complex Confidence Comes from Self-Trust Your Vote Counts, and You Get to Vote for You! Confidence in the Workplace Strategies and Tools for Building Confidence</p> <p><b>6 The Courage to Delegate 105</b></p> <p>Delegation Takes Too Much Time I Feel Guilty Giving My Team More Work I Love Doing It All—or at Least Being the Superstar I Am Afraid My People Won’t Do It as Well as I Would My Customer Wants Only Me I Don’t Have People to Delegate to</p> <p><b>7 The Courage to Give and Receive Feedback 123</b></p> <p>The Big Temptation and Courageous Feedback The Feedback Trifecta—Giving Feedback The Feedback Trifecta—Receiving Feedback</p> <p><b>8 The Courage to Be in the Middle (and Not Be in the Middle) 147</b></p> <p>Much That Seems Personal Is Not Personal at All Be a Bottom When You Should Middle Between Two Ends Middle Space and Courage</p> <p><b>9 Grow, Recover, Repeat 169</b></p> <p>Recovery in the Workplace Indications We Need Recovery</p> <p><b>10 Big Dreams, Big Moves 181</b></p> <p>Big Dreams Big Moves Expect Success Plan for the Worst Build Your Board of Directors Recalibrating Making Your Big Move</p> <p>Acknowledgments 197</p> <p>Epilogue 199</p> <p>About the Author 201</p> <p>Index 203</p>

<p><b>ANGELA SEBALY</b> is cofounder and CEO of Personify Leadership. She has more than twenty years’ experience in leadership development working with thousands of leaders around the world, assessing their unique talents and guiding them to the next level of performance. A natural leader, entrepreneur, sought-after coach, and trainer, she has held senior roles with leading organizations in the telecommunications, construction, hospitality, and oil and gas industries.</p>

<p>What does it take to be an exceptional leader? Is exceptional leadership a talent that you’re either born with or you’re not, or is it something that virtually anybody can acquire? </p> <p>In this important book, renowned leadership coach, Angela Sebaly, delivers a powerful message about courage that every leader, and anyone who aspires to a position of leadership, needs to hear. She explains that courage is what makes the difference between being a good manager and an exceptional leader and, just as importantly, it’s something that each of us is capable of. And she describes how to locate and nurture that seed of courage within you in order to become the kind of leader who inspires, motivates, and guides their teams, units, or organizations through good times and bad, through adversity and change, effectively and with grace. <p>But Angela Sebaly doesn’t just talk the talk; she walks the walk. Through the stories of some of the thousands of leaders, worldwide, who she has helped become exceptional at what they do, as well as her own experiences as a highly successful business leader and entrepreneur, she zeros in on the specific qualities and skills that every leader—whether they be a military commander or CEO, a high school principal or branch manager—must possess in order to be truly effective. And she arms you with proven strategies and tools for developing those qualities and skills in yourself. <p>Why settle for being just another good manager when the capacity to be an exceptional leader resides within you waiting to be tapped? Make the choice to read this book and take the first, giant step on your own path to becoming a Courageous Leader. <p>What does it take to be an exceptional leader? It takes the courage to master not just the big, grandiose problems, but the simple, everyday challenges every leader faces. We all have the capacity to tap into that courage and become exceptional leaders. Find out how in <i>The Courageous Leader</i>.

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