Thoughtfully Ruthless by Wright, Val -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Why You Need to be Thoughtfully Ruthless

Chapter 1: Thoughtful and Ruthless

The Trigger Points for Thoughtfully Ruthless Who Is Thoughtful? Who Is Ruthless? Can You Name One? Your Time, Energy, and Resources How Thoughtfully Ruthless Are You?

Chapter 2: The Cost of Doing Nothing

The Cost of Delay The Downward Spiral of Gloom The Thoughtfully Ruthless Success Loop

Chapter 3: Your Selfish Charter

Your Sensibly Selfish Charter Wishful Thinking Works Notes

Chapter 4: Become Brilliant at Demonstrating Your Brilliance

Assessing Your Brilliance and How Brilliantly You Demonstrate It Why Appearance Trumps Reality Every Time How to Transform from Being Humble to Shameless Your Action

Part II: Thoughtfully Ruthless with Your Time

Chapter 5: The Power of No

The Powerful Post-It The Immediacy Effect How to be Productively Unproductive How to Control Input Overload Your Lost Discipline List Thirty Ways to Say No

Chapter 6: Shush!

Your Daily Silence The Gift of Time In-Box in Control Calendar Chaos Meaningful Meetings The Thoughtfully Ruthless Deadline Tracker

Part III: Thoughtfully Ruthless with Your Energy

Chapter 7: Becoming Imperturbable

How to Stop the Worry Trifecta Rapid Thought to Action How Imperturbable are You? Managing the Energy Leaks Your Accelerators and Decelerators Accelerating by Improving Your Sleep, Nutrition, and Exercise

Chapter 8: Divorce Your Friends and Network

The Greenhouse Effect Put Your Social Life on Autopilot An Enviable Inner Circle of Advisors Internal and External Connections Communities Perfecting Your Team's Connections Surrounding Yourself With Believers

Chapter 9: Creating a Leapfrog Organization

Your Five-Year Leap The Intentional Annoyance Phase Building an Exemplary Board Leaving Your Legacy

Chapter 10: The Thoughtfully Ruthless Team

Steps for Galvanizing Your Team The Characteristics of a Galvanized Team Do You Tolerate Mediocrity?

Chapter 11: Amazon Versus Microsoft

Assessing Your Culture Can You Take the Heat? Reward the Results You Want Unleashing Innovation Using the Cultural Continuum The Express Lane to Culture Change

Chapter 12: Mind the Gap

Evaporating Excuses Prepare for Abrupt U-Turns Change Your View, Change Your Habits Listen to Who You Listen to Evidence, Patterns, and Observed Behavior Practice Altitude Adjustment Make Unpopular and High-Risk Decisions

Appendix

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