Cover -- Table of Contents -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Table of Exercises -- Dedication -- Preface: Why a Personal Guide to True North? -- DISCOVERING YOUR AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP -- USING THIS PERSONAL GUIDE -- SHOULD I WORK WITH OTHERS WHILE USING THIS GUIDE? -- A FINAL WORD TO USERS OF THIS PERSONAL GUIDE -- Introduction: Why Authentic Leadership Development? -- WHAT IS AN AUTHENTIC LEADER? -- HOW WILL THIS BOOK HELP YOU BECOME AN AUTHENTIC LEADER? -- YOUR IDEA OF LEADERSHIP -- NO LEADER IS PERFECT -- LEARNING FROM YOUR LEADERSHIP JOURNEY -- KEY TAKE-AWAYS -- SUGGESTED READING -- Part One: Examine Your Leadership Journey -- 1: What Is Your Life Story? -- LEARNING FROM YOUR LIFE STORY -- AUTHENTICITY AND EFFECTIVENESS -- YOUR JOURNEY TO AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP -- BUILDING ON YOUR STORY -- KEY TAKE-AWAYS -- SUGGESTED READING -- 2: Why Leaders Lose Their Way -- ON THE HERO'S JOURNEY -- THE HAZARDS OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT -- GETTING BACK ON TRACK IS A SOURCE OF STRENGTH -- KEY TAKE-AWAYS -- SUGGESTED READING -- 3: Leadership Development in the Crucible -- THE GREATEST CRUCIBLE OF YOUR LIFE -- LEARNING FROM YOUR CRUCIBLE -- THE TRANSFORMATION FROM "I" TO "WE" -- GUIDING YOUR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT -- KEY TAKE-AWAYS -- SUGGESTED READING -- Part Two: Discover Your Authentic Leadership -- 4: Build Your Self-Awareness -- SELF-AWARENESS CAN BE DEVELOPED -- DISCOVERING YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF -- SELF-ACCEPTANCE -- THE LESSONS OF FEEDBACK -- LEARNING FROM DIFFICULT FEEDBACK -- LEARNING ABOUT YOURSELF IS AN ONGOING PROCESS -- SELF-AWARENESS IS PREPARATION FOR GROWTH -- KEY TAKE-AWAYS -- SUGGESTED READING -- 5: Live Your Values -- VALUES ARE PERSONAL -- IDENTIFYING VALUES, PRINCIPLES, AND ETHICAL BOUNDARIES -- LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES -- ESTABLISHING ETHICAL BOUNDARIES -- VALUES, PRINCIPLES, AND ETHICAL BOUNDARIES BENEFIT FROM PRACTICE -- KEY TAKE-AWAYS.

SUGGESTED READING -- 6: Find the Sweet Spot of Your Motivated Capabilities -- DISCOVER YOUR INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC MOTIVATIONS -- MOTIVATIONS CAN TRAP YOU -- BALANCING MOTIVATIONS -- MY CAPABILITIES -- USING YOUR MOTIVATED CAPABILITIES -- FINDING YOUR SWEET SPOT -- MOTIVATED CAPABILITIES HOLD THE KEY TO YOUR EFFECTIVENESS -- KEY TAKE-AWAYS -- SUGGESTED READING -- 7: Build Your Support Team -- YOUR MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP -- BUILDING YOUR SUPPORT TEAM -- DEVELOPING A MENTOR -- DEVELOPING GENUINE FRIENDSHIPS -- YOUR SUPPORT GROUP -- CREATING A PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT NETWORK -- YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS -- THE BENEFITS OF YOUR SUPPORT TEAM -- KEY TAKE-AWAYS -- SUGGESTED READING -- 8: Integrate Your Life -- THE BUCKETS OF YOUR LIFE -- MEASURING SUCCESS IN YOUR LIFE -- INTEGRATING YOUR LIFE -- FINDING TIME FOR YOURSELF -- KEY TAKE-AWAYS -- SUGGESTED READING -- Part Three: Put Your Authentic Leadership into Action -- 9: Lead with Purpose -- DEFINING YOUR PURPOSE -- LEADING WITH PURPOSE -- A LIFE OF PURPOSEFUL LEADERSHIP -- KEY TAKE-AWAYS -- SUGGESTED READING -- 10: Empower Others to Lead -- EMPOWERMENT MEANS CHANGE -- SIX APPROACHES TO EMPOWERMENT -- EMPOWERING OTHERS TO LEAD -- KEY TAKE-AWAYS -- SUGGESTED READING -- 11: Optimize Your Leadership Effectiveness -- THE AUTHENTIC LEADER'S STYLE -- LEADERSHIP STYLES CALL ON DIFFERENT SKILLS -- HONING YOUR LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS -- USE OF POWER IN LEADERSHIP -- OPTIMIZING YOUR LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS -- KEY TAKE-AWAYS -- SUGGESTED READING -- 12: Create Your Personal Leadership Development Plan -- MY PERSONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PLAN -- YOUR TRUE NORTH IS ALIVE -- SUGGESTED READING -- Afterword -- SUGGESTED READING -- Appendix A: Ways to Use This Guide -- AS AN INDIVIDUAL -- AS A MEMBER OF A GROUP OF PEERS -- AS A MEMBER OF A TEAM OR AS A TEAM LEADER -- AS A COACH OR MENTOR -- AS A FACILITATOR.

AS AN EDUCATOR -- Appendix B: Form a Leadership Discussion Group -- Appendix C: Course Syllabus for Authentic Leadership Development -- COURSE PURPOSE -- INTELLECTUAL PREMISE AND COURSE CONCEPTS -- BOOK READING -- LEADERSHIP DISCUSSION GROUPS (LDGs) -- COURSE PLAN -- About the Authors -- How to Deepen Your Journey as an Authentic Leader -- End User License Agreement.