Foreword (Greg L. Hawkins).

Preface.

1. Living in the Paradoxes.

2. Am I a Second Chair Leader?

THE FIRST PARADOX
Subordinate-Leader.

3. Taking It from the Top.

4. Crossing the Line.

A Word to First Chairs on the Subordinate-Leader Paradox.

THE SECOND PARADOX
Deep-Wide.

5. A Matter of Perspective.

6. Building the Team . . . One Relationship at a Time.

7. Putting It into Practice.

A Word to First Chairs on the Deep-Wide Paradox.

THE THIRD PARADOX
Contentment-Dreaming.

8. Contentment in the Second Chair.

9. Dreaming in the Second Chair.

10. Leaving the Second Chair.

A Word to First Chairs on the Contentment-Dreaming Paradox.

Epilogue.

The People Behind the Stories: Profiles of Second Chair Leaders.

Bibliography.

Acknowledgments.

About the Authors.

Index.