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Index
Cover
More praise for Stacking the Deck
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Foreword
Introduction
Why “Stacking the Deck”?
Stacking the Deck for Breakthrough Change
A Guide to Stacking the Deck
Voices of Experts
Heading into Change
Change and Learning Are Continuous
Leading Breakthrough Change Is Not for the Faint of Heart
Part One: The Stacking the Deck Process
Chapter 1: Step One: Establishing the Need to Change and a Sense of Urgency
Link the Purpose and Mission
Know the Need
Understand the Big Picture—and All Perspectives
Underscore the Urgency
Prepare for Resistance and Conflicts
Chapter 2: Step Two: Assembling and Unifying Your Leadership Team
Find and Nurture the Pioneers
Take Steps to Unify the Team
Chapter 3: Step Three: Developing and Communicating a Clear and Compelling Vision of the Future
Heading into the Blue
Leaving the Status Quo and Creating the Future
Showing Your Passion
Chapter 4: Step Four: Planning Ahead for Known and Unknown Barriers
Mapping the Bermuda Quadrangle
Compounding the Dangers
Planning for the Unexpected
Chapter 5: Step Five: Creating a Workable Plan
Planning and Budgeting
Making Assessments: From the Present to the Future
Planning Components
Planning for Risks and the Inevitable Questions
Chapter 6: Step Six: Partitioning the Project and Building Momentum with Early Wins
Planning for Interim Successes
Buying More Time with Interim Successes
Chapter 7: Step Seven: Defining Metrics, Developing Analytics, and Communicating Results
Knowing Your Key Results
What Are You Measuring?
Measuring Progress and Success: Big Data, Metrics, and Analytics
Sharing Results—and Progress
Chapter 8: Step Eight: Assessing, Recruiting, and Empowering the Broader Team
Assess Today for Future Needs
Imagine the Dream Team—and Dream Big
Search for Talent, Skills, and Fit
Unify and Empower the Larger Team
Rebalance and Revamp the Team
Chapter 9: Step Nine: Testing with Pilots to Increase Success
Pilot Projects Are Key
Pilots Demand Constant Evaluation and Coordination
Looking to the Future
Part Two: Leading the Change
Chapter 10: Using the Nine Steps to Bring Your Initiative to the Real World
Navigating and Sequencing the Nine Steps
Leading with Conviction
Negotiating Terms
Getting Started
Dealing with the Risk of Failure
Chapter 11: Communicating and Connecting to Inspire
Leadership Communication Must Be Authentic
Leadership Connection Is a Discipline
Framework for Personal Leadership Communication Guide©
Chapter 12: Innovation: Ideas and Perspectives
Innovating by Meeting Unspoken and Undiscovered Needs
Tying Innovations to Values
Breakthroughs Ahead
Epilogue: Final Comments and Reflections
Appendix: Featured Leaders
Acknowledgments
About the Author
More from Wiley
Index
End User License Agreement
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