Hacking Leadership – The 11 Gaps Every Business Needs to Close and the Secrets to Closing Them Quickly

<p>Prologue xi</p>
<p>Chapter 1: Hacking the Leadership Gap 1</p>
<p>Overview The Commoditization of Leadership 1</p>
<p>The Leadership Gap Defined 3</p>
<p>Hacking the Control Gap 5</p>
<p>The Awareness Gap Finding the Blind Spots 7</p>
<p>The Key to Clarity White Space 8</p>
<p>Hacking the Status Quo 11</p>
<p>Hacking the Preparation Gap 13</p>
<p>Chapter 2 Hacking the Purpose Gap 17</p>
<p>Following in the Footsteps of</p>
<p>Greatness The Movement Hack 20</p>
<p>Individual Purpose Hacking the Purpose Continuum 21</p>
<p>Hacking the Pursuit Gap 24</p>
<p>Hacking the Passion Gap 26</p>
<p>Finding Organizational Purpose</p>
<p>Begins with Hacking Why 28</p>
<p>Hacking the Profit Gap 28</p>
<p>Chapter 3 Hacking the Future Gap 33</p>
<p>How to See around Corners Hacking the Vision Gap 35</p>
<p>To Hack the Future You Must Have Clear Perspective on the Past 36</p>
<p>To Hack the Future You Must Understand How to Navigate the Present 37</p>
<p>Hacking the New Normal 38</p>
<p>Great Leaders Hack the Future by Pulling It Forward 40</p>
<p>Hacking Generational Complexity 42</p>
<p>Chapter 4 Hacking the Mediocrity Gap 45</p>
<p>Hacking the Impulsivity Gap 48</p>
<p>Hacking the Impossibility Gap 50</p>
<p>Hacking the Safety Gap 52</p>
<p>Hacking Political Correctness 54</p>
<p>Chapter 5 Hacking the Culture Gap 57</p>
<p>Hacking the Gap between Strategy and Culture 58</p>
<p>The Right Foundation Hacking the Culture Construct 60</p>
<p>Hacking the Management Construct 61</p>
<p>Hacking the Scarcity Gap 62</p>
<p>Hacking the Courage Gap 64</p>
<p>Hacking the Arrogance Gap 65</p>
<p>Hacking the Rumor Mill 67</p>
<p>Hacking Diversity 70</p>
<p>Hacking Scalability 73</p>
<p>Hacking the Me Too Gap Don t Copy, Create 75</p>
<p>Chapter 6 Hacking the Talent Gap 79</p>
<p>Hacking the Trust Gap 79</p>
<p>Hacking the Loyalty Gap 83</p>
<p>Hacking the Four Dimensions of Talent 86</p>
<p>Hacking the Hiring Gap 89</p>
<p>Hacking the Definition Gap 93</p>
<p>Hacking the Quality Gap Supply versus Demand 96</p>
<p>Hacking the Consensus Gap 97</p>
<p>Hacking the One–Size–Doesn t–Fit–All Gap 103</p>
<p>Hacking the Pressure Gap 104</p>
<p>Hacking the Turnover Gap 106</p>
<p>Chapter 7 Hacking the Knowledge Gap 111</p>
<p>Hacking Static Thinking 112</p>
<p>Hacking the Decision Gap 115</p>
<p>Hacking the Competency Gap 119</p>
<p>Hacking the Learning Gap 121</p>
<p>Hacking the Reading Gap 123</p>
<p>Hacking the Communication Gap 126</p>
<p>Hacking the Sensitivity Gap 131</p>
<p>Hacking the Story 134</p>
<p>Hacking Verbosity 136</p>
<p>Chapter 8 Hacking the Innovation Gap 139</p>
<p>Hacking the Idea Trap What Innovation Is Not 140</p>
<p>Hacking the Change Gap 142</p>
<p>Hacking the Gap between</p>
<p>Incremental and Disruptive 145</p>
<p>Hacking the Next Level 148</p>
<p>Hacking the Competition 150</p>
<p>Hacking the Flexibility Gap 153</p>
<p>Chapter 9 Hacking the Expectation Gap 155</p>
<p>Hacking the Alignment Gap 156</p>
<p>Hacking the Discipline Gap 158</p>
<p>Chapter 10 Hacking the Complexity Gap 161</p>
<p>Hacking Complexity 162</p>
<p>Hacking Smart 163</p>
<p>Chapter 11 Hacking the Failure Gap 167</p>
<p>Hacking Perfection 168</p>
<p>Hacking a Defensive Mind–set 170</p>
<p>Hacking Succession 172</p>
<p>Final Thoughts 177</p>
<p>Hacking Your Family Life 178</p>
<p>Hacking Apathy 180</p>
<p>Hacking the Excuse Gap 180</p>
<p>About the Author 183</p>
<p>Index 185</p>