LIST OF FIGURES

FOREWORD

AUTHOR’S NOTE

INTRODUCTION

PART ONE: UNLEASHING THE POWER OF ME

CHAPTER ONE: BE AUTHENTIC

Look in the Mirror

Use Mirrors to Tell the Truth

Know Who You Are Not

Know Who You Are

Make Business Integrity a Competitive Edge

Be Inspired

Be Humble

Take Charge, and Don’t Play the Victim

Deal with What Stares You in the Face

Take Ownership, Shun the Blame Game

CHAPTER TWO: BE PURPOSEFUL

Use the Rule of 3s

Use the Power Trident

Enter the Discomfort Zone

Practice Active Learning

Go Global

Build Competence in Emerging Markets

Make Decisions with Less-Than-Perfect Information

Embrace Challenges

Reinvent Yourself and Your Environment

CHAPTER THREE: BE CONNECTED

Connect and Align

Take Early Action Steps

Value EQ as Much as IQ

Respect Your Boss’s Position

Tune In

Practice Active Listening

Build Information Fluidity

Build Partnering Skills

Plug Into the Power Grid

Grow Every Sector of Life

PART TWO: UNLEASHING THE POWER OF WE

CHAPTER FOUR: KEEP LEADING

Develop the Power Triangle

Put People First

Assess and Develop People

Champion the Innovators

Use the Knockout When Evaluating Senior Executives

Work on the Products

Work on the Processes

Drive Engines of Innovation

Work like a Small Company in a Big Company

CHAPTER FIVE: ROLE MODEL YOUR EXPECTATIONS

Deploy the Leadership Quartet Strategies

Earn Trust by Measuring the Trust Index

Earn Trust with the Frontlines

Earn Trust with Customers

Earn Trust with the Lawmakers

Earn Trust by Focusing on Long-Term Value Creation

Earn Trust in Mergers and Acquisitions

Earn Trust by Making the Tough Calls

CHAPTER SIX: KEEP WINNING

Use the Power Tool

Drive the Virtuous Spiral Upward

Link Strategy with Execution

Keep It Simple, Keep it Steady

Make Priorities, Allocate Resources

Make the Strategy Executable

Build an Attitude of Urgency

Keep a Cool Head When the Discomfort Zone Finds You

Power Up the Board

Once the Strategy Is Clear, Make Execution the Strategy

Multiply the Power

CONCLUSION

AFTERWORD

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Serial Success—Playbook Summary

Appendix B: The Concepts Behind My Playbook

Appendix C: Values Matter

Appendix D: Bausch + Lomb’s Rating System Descriptors

Appendix E: Guidelines for Expat Managers

Appendix F: Stepping-Stones to Transformation

INDEX

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR