Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- CHAPTER 1: When Asian Leaders Are at Their Best -- The Leadership Challenge Around the World -- The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership -- Model the Way -- Inspire a Shared Vision -- Challenge the Process -- Enable Others to Act -- Encourage the Heart -- The Five Practices in Action -- CHAPTER 2: Model the Way -- Find Commitment Through Shared Values: How Values Guide Us in Deciding to Engage . . . or Not -- Teach the Values: Affirming Shared Values Through Education and Action -- Walk the Talk: Showing Others How to Model the Way in Hard Times -- Confront Critical Incidents: Leading Through Shared Values -- Teach by Following Through: How Being Consistent with Your Values Builds Trust -- PRACTICE: Model the Way -- CHAPTER 3: Inspire a Shared Vision -- Envision a Better Future: Showing There's Opportunity in a Crisis -- Find a Common Purpose: Helping Others to See Themselves in the Picture -- Appeal to Shared Aspirations: The Way for Others to See How a Common Vision Serves Their Interests -- Listen, Learn, and Follow Through: Enlisting Others by Connecting to Their Interests -- PRACTICE: Inspire a Shared Vision -- CHAPTER 4: Challenge the Process -- Encourage Initiative in Others: Making It Possible for Others to Lead and Learn -- Be an Active Learner: Letting Mistakes Teach Valuable Lessons and Point to a Better Way -- Accept Coaching: Learning from Others' Experiences -- Seek Advice: Having the Courage to Ask for Help -- PRACTICE: Challenge the Process -- CHAPTER 5: Enable Others to Act -- Build Trusting Relationships: Showing Concern and Interest in Others -- Be the First to Trust: Letting Others Know You Care, One Small Action at a Time -- Develop Cooperative Goals: How Managing a Friend Resulted in Leading a Team.

Appreciate Differences: Seeing Things From Others' Perspectives Improves Relationships and Performance -- PRACTICE: Enable Others to Act -- CHAPTER 6: Encourage the Heart -- Expect the Best: How Believing in Others and Small Gestures Make a Big Difference -- Be Clear About Goals and Rules: Rewarding Progress Requires Systems and Celebrations -- Show Appreciation-or Put Your Own Success at Risk -- Show You Care: Learning How to Appreciate the Work of Others -- PRACTICE: Encourage the Heart -- CHAPTER 7: Make a Difference -- You Are the Most Important Leader in Your Organization -- Leadership is Learned -- First, Lead Yourself -- Leadership Is a Choice -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Suggested Readings -- About the Authors -- MORE ON THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE . . .