{"product_id":"courage-isbn-9780787981372","title":"Courage","description":"In \u003ci\u003eCourage\u003c\/i\u003e, Gus Lee captures the essential component of leadership in measurable behaviors. Using actual stories from Whirlpool, Kaiser Permanente, IntegWare, WorldCom and other organizations, Lee shows how highly successful executives face and overcome their fears to develop \u003ci\u003emoral intelligence.\u003c\/i\u003e These real-world examples offer practical lessons for rooting out unethical practices and behaviors by  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssessing them for rightness and integrity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddressing moral failures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFollowing through with dialogue and direct action\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Backbone at the Point of Decision 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Chris’s Story 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Seeking Courageous Core Values 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Going Deeper (and Higher) into Values and Ethics 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Chris Boldly Moves Forward 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Coda: Applying Courageous Values at Whirlpool 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Courage in Action 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Courageous Communication 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Courageous Communication Model 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Courageous Feedback 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Courage by Example 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Courageous Leadership 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Three Acts of Courageous Leadership 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Courageous Problem Solving: The Black Box 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Using Courageous Communication from the Bottom Up 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three: Growing Your Courage 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Everyday Habits That Build Courage 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Your Character Quotient 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. The Courage to Change 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 215\u003c\/p\u003e In this guide to doing the right thing, Lee presents a self-help approach to solving hard-edged problems. The key to effective leadership, he argues, is \"principled conduct under pressure\"—in short, courage. While courage is hardly the one-size-fits-all magic bullet that Lee envisions, much of his advice is valuable, particularly that dealing with communication, the thorniest management issue of all. The book is built around extended anecdotes about executives facing tough personnel decisions and having to confront their habits of \"avoidant communication,\" and Lee's reconstructed dialogue is engaging, realistic and instructive. He also offers periodic references to his own, genuinely inspiring transition from myopic, alienated wimp to successful executive, lawyer, executive coach, consultant and bestselling novelist (\u003ci\u003eChina Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, etc.). Granted, this business book has many of the problems typical of the genre: the constant invoking of the book's title, whether or not relevant to the point being made; the regular introduction of acronymed concepts and clumsy coinages; the inspirational speeches and the occasional royal we phrasing (\"We now see the difference between high, medium and low core values\"). But any book that offers a road map to handling unpleasant workplace conversations is welcome—even if the choices in your everyday life don't require as much courage as in Lee's scenarios. \u003ci\u003e(Feb.)\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, December 12, 2005)   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGus Lee\u003c\/b\u003e is the best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eChina Boy\u003c\/i\u003e and a nationally recognized expert on leadership and ethics. He is also adjunct staff at the Center for Creative Leadership and the U.S. Department of Justice. Lee lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiane Elliott-Lee\u003c\/b\u003e is a distinguished and award-winning clinical nurse specialist. She has helped edit Gus's five previous books and provided the guidance, inspiration, and structure for this book.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC\u003csmall\u003eOURAGE\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Long before the invention of the corporation, we were hardwired to show courage regardless of risk to ourselves. Even today, without courage, nothing—from our relationships to our firms—is safe.\"\u003c\/i\u003e —From the Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScandals in business and politics are the lead stories on the national news. Aside from public outrage, not much has changed. This is because the power to change does not come from information, but from modeling and practicing the learnable behaviors of courage.     \t   Many of us tolerate unethical acts, emotional abuse, and routine moral weakness. At work, we look away from character failings, tolerate ethical compromises, avoid conflict, and feel stuck in moral gridlock. Yet studies show that ethical businesses profit more in the long term and that morally courageous leaders inspire their organizations toward sustained success. In other words, integrity and character drive profits. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCourage\u003c\/i\u003e, Gus Lee captures the essential component of leadership in measurable behaviors. Using actual stories from Whirlpool, Kaiser Permanente, IntegWare, WorldCom, and other organizations, Lee shows how highly successful executives face and overcome their fears to develop \u003ci\u003emoral intelligence.\u003c\/i\u003e These real-world examples offer practical lessons for rooting out unethical practices and behaviors by \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssessing them for rightness and integrity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddressing moral failures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFollowing through with dialogue and direct action\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn award-winning leader, teacher, and ethicist, two-time Army Meritorious Service Medal recipient, four-time corporate whistleblower, former VP, senior executive, and paratrooper, Gus Lee has experienced firsthand the power and benefits of moral courage and shares them in this book.\t   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeople Are Talking \u003ci\u003eAbout Courage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gus Lee, in this well-written and useful book, demystifies courage and reveals what it is made of: integrity, competence, and good judgment.\" —\u003cb\u003eWarren Bennis\u003c\/b\u003e, distinguished professor of business, University of Southern California  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When it comes to leadership, Gus Lee has walked the walk and talked the talk. Now in his latest book, he offers all of us who call ourselves leaders a primer on how to gain and maintain in ourselves and our organizations that critical element that makes the difference—courage!\" —\u003cb\u003eH. Norman Schwarzkopf\u003c\/b\u003e, General, U.S. Army, Retired  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The philosophy and intuitions within \u003ci\u003eCourage\u003c\/i\u003e apply well to any enterprise in which great difficulties and failure loom and fear is the typical response—including, for this reader, the writing of novels. May we continue to be reminded often why 'character' is what we must establish clearly from the beginning and then keep vital and fresh.\" —\u003cb\u003eAmy Tan\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club, The Bonesetter's Daughter,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSaving Fish From Drowning\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Courage\u003c\/i\u003e carries a ringing message about the power and the obligation for leaders to take a stand for doing the right thing the right way. In an ever more complex world, this message should resonate in each of us, leaders large and small.\" —\u003cb\u003eMichael D. Thieneman\u003c\/b\u003e, executive vice president and chief technology officer, Whirlpool Corporation  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I have always enjoyed developing good managers into great leaders. \u003ci\u003eCourage\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb tool to accomplish that goal. It actually brought tears to my eyes, and I am going to give a copy to my son.\" —\u003cb\u003eJohn Gerdelman\u003c\/b\u003e, chairman, Intelliden Corporation  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Great thanks to Gus Lee for this powerful book about courage that he so correctly calls the backbone of leadership. It is a splendid gem with essential wisdom for everyone, but especially for leaders of character on the battlefield, in the marketplace, in our communities, or for anyone who needs to, as he says, \u003ci\u003ecross the river\u003c\/i\u003e, to make a positive difference.\" —\u003cb\u003eFred M. Franks\u003c\/b\u003e, Four-Star General, U.S. Army, Retired; coauthor with Tom Clancy, \u003ci\u003eInto the Storm: A Study in Command\u003c\/i\u003e; Commanding General, VII Corps, Desert Storm   \"Gus Lee, in this well-written and useful book, demystifies courage and reveals what it is made of: integrity, competence, and good judgment.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Warren Bennis, distinguished professor of business, University of Southern California  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When it comes to leadership, Gus Lee has walked the walk and talked the talk.  Now in his latest book, he offers all of us who call ourselves leaders a primer on how to gain and maintain in ourselves and our organizations that critical element that makes the difference--courage!\"\u003cbr\u003e —H. Norman Schwarzkopf, General, U.S. Army, Retired\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The philosophy and intuitions within \u003ci\u003eCourage\u003c\/i\u003e apply well to any enterprise in which great difficulties and failure loom and fear is the typical response—including, for this reader, the writing of novels. May we continue to be reminded often why ‘character’ is what we must establish clearly from the beginning and then keep vital and fresh.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Amy Tan, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club, The Bonesetter’s Daughter,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSaving Fish From Drowning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCourage\u003c\/i\u003e carries a ringing message about the power and the obligation for leaders to take a stand for doing the right thing the right way. In an ever more complex world, this message should resonate in each of use, leaders large and small.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Michael D. Thieneman, executive vice president and chief technology officer, Whirlpool Corporation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I have always enjoyed developing good managers into great leaders. \u003ci\u003eCourage\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb tool to accomplish that goal. It actually brought tears to my eyes, and I am going to give a copy to my son.\"\u003cbr\u003e —John Gerdelman, chairman, Intelliden Corporation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Great thanks to Gus Lee for this powerful book about courage that he so correctly calls the backbone of leadership. It is a splendid gem with essential wisdom for everyone, but especially for leaders of character on the battlefield, in the marketplace, in our communities, or for anyone who needs to, as he says, \u003ci\u003ecross the river\u003c\/i\u003e, to make a positive difference.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Fred M. Franks, Four-Star General, U.S. Army, Retired; coauthor with Tom Clancy, \u003ci\u003eInto the Storm, A Study in Command\u003c\/i\u003e; Commanding General, VII Corps, Desert Storm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988999225573,"sku":"NP9780787981372","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787981372.jpg?v=1761782373","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/courage-isbn-9780787981372","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}