The first two rules of leadership : don't be stupid, don't be a jerk

The First Two Rules of Leadership -- Contents -- Introduction -- Don't Be Stupid -- Don't Be Stupid: Hire Smart -- Smart Hiring -- Seeing Their Best -- Don't Be Stupid: Coach Smart -- Myths of Coaching -- Everyone Is Not the Same -- Superstars -- Sometimes Stars -- Sleeping Stars -- Are You Coaching Smart? -- Don't Be Stupid: Deal with the Sleeping Stars -- Leadership Lesson from the Links -- Your Toughest Job -- Check Yourself -- The Irony -- Don't Be Stupid: Synchronize -- Why Synchronize? -- Simplify -- Synchronization Begins with You -- Unintended Contradictions -- Don't Be Stupid: Concentrate -- Taking Control -- Establish Order -- Identify Your Priorities -- Know When to Say No -- Attack Procrastination -- Managing Your Concentration -- Meetings with Meaning -- Balancing It All -- Don't Be Stupid: Value Integrity -- Integrity Breach-Everyone Is Vulnerable -- Trustworthy -- Guarding Trust -- Leading with Integrity -- Cornerstones of Integrity -- 1. Pursue Truth -- 2. Stand Up for What You Believe -- 3. Live What You Teach -- 4. Continually Check Yourself: ``What is the right thing to do?´´ -- Everything Counts -- Confidentiality -- Don't Be a Jerk -- Don't Be a Jerk: Listen Up -- Be Present -- Be Patient -- Be Active -- Be Interested -- Leadership for Breakfast -- Don't Lead Naked -- Don't Be a Jerk: Make a Decision -- Decisiveness -- Contingency Planning -- The Last to Know -- Dealing with Interpersonal Conflicts -- Molehills to Mountains -- Find Solutions Quickly -- Dealing with Adversity -- Don't Be a Jerk: Answer Why -- Why Do We Do What We Do? -- Sharing Knowledge -- The 95/5 Rule -- Tumbleweed or Redwood -- Don't Be a Jerk: Encourage -- Do You Care? -- Managing the Climate -- Don't Be a Jerk: Attack Complacency -- When Mediocrity Sets In -- Change Is Good . . . Your Turn -- Moving Through the Exit Door -- But, Times Are Good . . .