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What It Means to Be a Fearless Leader 5

THE PROMISE AND RESULTS OF FEARLESS LEADERSHIP

Your business success as a leader is measured by the speed at which you
produce results and bring new realities into existence. Fearless leadership
provides you with the methodology and tools to unite and mobilize peo-
ple to work together effectively in a way that drives change throughout the
organization.
The promise of fearless leadership is fast individual and organizational
transformation. It takes only one person to start the process. You have the
ability to influence change and dramatically increase engagement, align-
ment, and business results. As a fearless leader, you have

• The capacity to eliminate barriers that block your leadership
effectiveness
• The courage to take a stand and act decisively with renewed
confidence and passion
• The freedom to choose a new level of participation and engagement
• The methodology and tools to transform individuals, teams,
and organizations

Fearless leadership provides you with a methodology for breaking the
cycle of unproductive and automatic behavior, and it teaches you and oth-
ers how to engage in an extraordinary way. The first part of the book is
designed to help you understand and identify blind spots and talk about
them in a constructive way so you can overcome them. The second part
helps you drive business results by creating a powerful context for organi-
zational change, taking a bold leadership stand, and building trust and
aligned action.
Building a high performance organization and positive work environ-
ment does not need to be a slow and laborious process. In traditional change
processes, people are often the unwilling recipients of imposed change,
which muddles the reaction and produces ineffective results. However, with
fearless leadership, people choose to engage emotionally as well as intel-
lectually, which alters organizational capability. The result: your most
disbelieving and cynical people become the champions of change.
Organizations move rapidly from an ad hoc management approach to
building a standard process and foundation for a world-class company.