Great leaders are purposeful action-takers; this means they don't get bogged down in the sometimes overwhelming amount of work on their desks – they purposefully work towards the achievement of their defined goal, whatever it may be. Great managers don't try to do more things – they focus on doing the right things, and in getting them done. Becoming a purposeful action-taker is a process, with both organizational and personal parts. The personal part is to become a purposeful action-taker yourself; the organizational part is fostering purposeful action-taking in your corporation, so the manager can actually be a purposeful action-taker, and lead his or her employees to be the same. CONTENTS Introduction The Personal Dimension The Organizational Dimension Purposeful Action-Taking The Frenzied The Procrastinators The Detached The Purposeful Develop Your Energy and Focus Build Your Reserves of Willpower Align Your Emotions with Your Goals Overcome the Traps of Inaction Overwhelming Demands Unbearable Constraints Unexplored Options Taking Action at the Corporate Level Overcome Internal Challenges Weave Action-Taking into the Culture Give Your People the Freedom to Act
