Look Closer

GET RID OF YOUR BLIND SPOTS – NOW! We all know we have roadblocks and blind spots hindering our leadership success, but we may not know exactly what they are. Dan Mack has compiled life-altering ideas from over ten years of primary research. The insights chronicled in this book grew from leadership discussions attended by top executives from some of the best companies in the world. Look Closer: Ideas on Reexamining and Eliminating Personal, Relational, and Organizational Blind Spots guarantees you will rethink how you personally and professionally engage the world.

DAN MACK is a strategist, advisor, and performance coach and is the founder of the Elevation Forum Leadership Group. He has a passion for coaching leaders on creating high-performing teams, increasing personal impact, and developing the practices of holistic partnerships.

FOREWORD INTRODUCTION PERSONAL THE IMPOSTER: TAKE OFF YOUR MASK HOW PERCEPTIVE ARE YOU REALLY? SUCCESS IS NOT YOUR FRIEND THREE SINS OF LEADERSHIP UNBRIDLED CURIOSITY ARE YOU UNLEARNING? WHAT'S YOUR PROCESS? OVERCONFIDENCE CAN LEAD TO A FALL COULD YOU BE WRONG? SELF DECEPTION THE BEGINNER'S MIND ARE YOU PRESENT? HAVE YOU LOST YOUR EDGE? ARE YOU AN ORIGINAL? THE MYTH OF CREATIVITY WHAT'S YOUR STORY? FEARLESS RADICAL CONCENTRATION SELF CONTROL IS A SCARCE RESOURCE REFLECTION TIME RELATIONAL YOUR TEAM'S EMOTIONAL HEALTH RUTHLESS TRUST ARE OTHERS ALLERGIC TO YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE? THE HABITS OF EXCEPTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS EMPATHY IS YOUR THIRD EYE ARE YOU A MICROMANAGER? WHO STEALS YOUR ENERGY? HOLISTIC NEGOTIATIONS FIERCE CONVERSATIONS THE SEVEN LAPSES IN JUDGEMENT THE ART OF DISAGREEING LISTEN UNTIL IT HURTS A PERFECT QUESTION SIMPLIFY EVERYTHING A PUBLIC SPEAKING SECRET MASTER IMPROVISATION THE FIRST SIXTY SECONDS IT'S TIME TO GO DEEP REFLECTION TIME ORGANIZATIONAL EMBRACING AN UNPREDICTABLE WORLD WHAT IS YOUR WHY? THE ART OF FACILITATION DRUCKER IS STILL RIGHT—HOW TO BE DISTINCT! ARE YOU A COURAGEOUS COACH? "WHOLE BRAIN" LEADERSHIP THE DNA OF ELITE TEAMS 80/20 EVERYTHING THREE OF FOUR MEETINGS FAIL HUMAN EXPERIENCES CREATE LOYALTY HOW AGILE ARE YOU REALLY? THE SECRETS OF COCREATION THE SOUL OF A CULTURE A LIKEABLE COMPANY DARK HORSES DISRUPT THE POWER OF YOUR BRAIN TRUST LESSONS FROM "THE DEAD" A PURPOSEFUL GROWTH MINDSET REFLECTION TIME ACTION MATTERS WHAT'S NEXT? WORKSHEET ABOUT THE AUTHOR ENDNOTES