Just Enough

In Just Enough, top Harvard professors offer a revealing, research-based look at the true nature of professional success, helping people everywhere live more rewarding and satisfying lives. True professional and personal satisfaction seems more elusive every day, despite a proliferation of gurus and special methods that promise to make it easy. They conclude that many of the problems of success today can be traced back to unrealistic expectations and misconceptions about what success is and what constitutes it. The authors show where the happiest and most well-balanced among us are focusing their energy, and why, to help readers find more balance and satisfaction in their lives. Preface.

Acknowledgments.

PART ONE: MOVING TARGETS.

1. Stress! Excess! Success?

2. The Dangers of Going for the Max.

3. The Satisfactions of Just Enough Success.

PART TWO: THE KALEIDOSCOPE STRATEGY.

4. Your Success Profile.

5. Who Are You? And Why Are You Doing That?

6. Complex Patterns in Real Life.

PART THREE: JUST ENOUGH.

7. Making Successful Choices.

8. Further Calibrations of Enough.

9. Just Enough for a Lifetime.

Epilogue.

Notes.

About the Authors.

Index.

LAURA NASH is a Senior Research Fellow at Harvard Business School. She is a leading authority in the field of business ethics and has written many books on the subject, including Good Intentions Aside and Church on Sunday, Work on Monday.

HOWARD STEVENSON is Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean for External Relations at Harvard Business School. He is the author or coauthor of six books and his papers have appeared in such publications as Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, Journal of Business Strategy, and Strategic Management Journal, among others.

Praise for Just Enough

"One of the things society needs most right now is a reasoned sense of what is enough. This book will advance the dialogue of this important topic for individuals and their communities."
—Hon. Barbara H. Franklin, President and CEO, Barbara Franklin Enterprises former U.S. Secretary of Commerce

"Rarely do we find a book for leaders that addresses all aspects of leadership success. Just Enough does just this in a powerful and inspiring way. From values and self-fulfillment, high performance and results, to legacy, the last great gift of a leader, Just Enough delivers a profound new resource for leaders everywhere."
—Frances Hesselbein Chairman, Leader to Leader Institute

"Just Enough will make you think about how you define success in your life in entirely new and creative ways. If you are searching for the kind of meaningful success that endures, read this well-researched and well-written book."
—Ralph S. Larsen, former Chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson

"Just Enough provides insights and guideposts for dealing with the complex pressures for performance in today's workplace environment. Readers of this impressive book will have a better understanding of what success should mean and how to go about achieving it. Best of all, Laura Nash and Howard Stevenson use their experience and research to provide concrete examples and helpful 'quick points' summaries."
—Thomas W. Dunfee Joseph Kolodny Professor of Social Responsibility in Business The Wharton School