{"product_id":"the-executive-and-the-elephant-isbn-9780470372265","title":"The Executive and the Elephant","description":"\u003cp\u003eLessons for leaders on resolving the ongoing struggle between instinct and the creative mind\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKings, heads of government, and corporate executives lead thousands of people and manage endless resources, but may not have mastery over themselves. Often leaders know that right action is important, but have little (if any) understanding of what prevents them from acting in accordance with their intentions. In this important book, leadership expert Richard Daft portrays this dilemma as a struggle between instinct (elephant) and intention (the executive) using the most current research on the intentional vs. the habitual mind to explain how this phenomenon occurs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBased on current research and real-life examples\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers leaders a method for directing themselves more productively\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by an expert in leadership, organizational performance, and change management\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough real-life examples and recent studies in psychology, management and Eastern spirituality Daft provides guidance to all of us who struggle finding our own balance and cultivating the behavior of others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One The Two Selves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. The Problem of Managing Yourself 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Conflict Between Knowing and Doing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Universal Failure of Willpower\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Divided Self: Executive and Elephant\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning to Lead from Your Inner Executive\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePurpose of This Book\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Recognize Your Two Selves 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLevels of Consciousness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Voices Within\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Your Mind is Filled with Automatic Thoughts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnfocused Elephant Mind Versus Focused Executive Presence\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmall Box Versus Large Mind\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two Ways You May Mislead or Delude Yourself\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Three Tendencies That Distort Your Reality 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Internal Judge\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Internal Magician\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Internal Attorney\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Every Leader’s Six Mental Mistakes 52\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReacting Too Quickly\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInflexible Thinking\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWanting Control\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmotional Avoidance and Attraction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExaggerating the Future\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChasing the Wrong Gratifications\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three How to Start Leading Yourself\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Engage Your Intention 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualize Your Intention\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVerbalize Your Intention\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Follow Through on Your Intentions 90\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrite Down Your Intentions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet Deadlines\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign Tangible Mechanisms\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Calm Down to Speed Up 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet Connected\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLet ItHappen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSit by Your Problem\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelax Your Body\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalm Your Elephant by Acting the Part or Making\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea Gentle Request\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Slow Down to Stop Your Reactions 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStop and Think\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStop Interrupting\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetach from Your Emotions and Impulses\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust Say No\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmploy Punishment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four Become Aware of Your Inner Resources\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Get to Know Your Inner Elephant 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnow Yourself\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolicit Feedback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake Advantage of a Setback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. Expand Your Awareness 162\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReview the Day\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContemplate Creatively\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Five Reach for the Heights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. Sharpen Your Concentration 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus Your Attention\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on Means, Not Ends\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlow Down, Look, and Listen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocus on People\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. Develop Your Witness 192\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurn Inward to Develop Your Witness\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse Radical Self-Inquiry\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Am I?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. Reprogram Yourself 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepeat a Mantra\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrayer May Help, but Not the Way You Think\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14. Mend Your Mind with Meditation 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Meditate?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Easy Way to Start\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Essentials\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMindfulness Meditation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTry Visual Rather Than Verbal\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContemplative Meditation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Six Can You Lead from a People Frame of Reference?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15. Change Your Frame to See People 243\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Your Frame?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Leading Objects to Leading Humans\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Change Your Frame\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16. Change Your Frame to Ask Questions 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Answering Questions to Asking Questions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn All Things, Consult\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17. Living and Leading from Your Inner Executive 275\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigher Consciousness Revisited\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Her Mind Went Quiet\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Individual Questions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Thoughts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercise Index 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 317\u003c\/p\u003e \"The book is terrific – it identifies an important issue for leaders, and tackles it in a very practical way, with plenty of techniques to choose from and many examples of them being used successfully. We all struggle with our inner elephant, and if you want to help get more control by your inner executive, this book would definitely help.\" (\u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, September 2010) \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRICHARD L. DAFT\u003c\/b\u003e holds the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Chair in the Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, where he specializes in the study and teaching of leadership. Professor Daft is the author or co-author of thirteen books, including his best selling texts, and dozens of scholarly articles. He has consulted and lectured widely and practices this book’s concepts in his work and personal life. Write to dick.daft@owen.vanderbilt.edu. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Kings, heads of government, and corporate executives have control over thousands of people and endless resources, but often do not have mastery over themselves. From a distance, larger-than-life leaders may look firmly in control of their businesses and their personal behavior. What about up close? Personal mastery is a difficult thing.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—FROM CHAPTER ONE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e LEADERS KNOW WHAT they should be doing, so why aren’t they doing it? When a leader knows the preferable behavior, why stick to an old pattern and fail to perform as desired? The answer is that each of us has two selves: one self is thoughtful, circumspect, and rational (the inner executive), and the other self is habit bound, impulsive, and emotion driven (the inner elephant). In this groundbreaking book, leadership expert Richard Daft reveals how leaders can recognize the two parts of themselves and learn to calm down, train, and guide their inner elephant toward the desired successful behavior. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInner excellence means removing the personal flaw that is holding you back as a leader—such as procrastination, avoiding confrontation, a short attention span, perfectionism, tactless remarks, weak resolve, overreacting, criticizing, chasing the wrong gratifications, or not following though. This important book is filled with lessons for leaders on resolving the inner struggle between impulse and self-discipline, between blind reaction and big picture wisdom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dozens of proven exercises will empower you to direct yourself and others more productively. With a little practice, your inner executive will learn to choose correct actions rather than let your unwanted behaviors have their way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Through compelling real-life coaching examples of dramatic personal changes, along with recent findings in psychology, management, neuroscience, and Eastern spirituality, Richard Daft provides guidance to all of us who want to follow our best intentions when leading ourselves and others. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990224847077,"sku":"NP9780470372265","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470372265.jpg?v=1761786974","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-executive-and-the-elephant-isbn-9780470372265","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}