One Piece of Paper

A robust, authentic model for creating and clearly articulating a personal leadership philosophy Based on leadership expert Mike Figliuolo's popular "Leadership Maxims" training course, One Piece of Paper teaches decisive, effective leadership by taking a holistic approach to defining one's personal leadership philosophy. Through a series of simple questions, readers will create a living document that communicates their values, passions, goals and standards to others, maximizing their leadership potential. Outlines a clear approach for identifying a concise and meaningful set of personal leadership maxims by which leaders can live their lives Explains and applies four basic aspects of leadership: leading yourself, leading the thinking, leading your people, and leading a balanced life Generates a foundational document that serves as a touchstone for leaders and their teams Simple, applicable, and without pretense, One Piece of Paper provides a model for real leadership in the real world.

Part One The Leadership Maxims Approach  1 Understanding the Leadership Maxims Approach 3  2 On Buzzwords 15 Part Two Leading Yourself  3 Learning to Lead Yourself 25  4 Why Do You Get Out of Bed Every Day? 33  5 How Will You Shape Your Future? 41  6 What Guidelines Do You Live By? 51  7 When You Fall Down, How Do You Pick Yourself Back Up? 61  8 How Do You Hold Yourself Accountable? 71 Part Three Leading the Thinking  9 Becoming a Thought Leader 83 10 What Standards Do You Hold Your Team To? 89 11 Where Are You Taking Your People? 99 12 How Will You Foresee the Future? 111 13 After All That Thinking, How Will You Drive Action? 119 Part Four Leading Your People 14 What It Means to Lead Your People 131 15 What Is Your Natural Style? 137 16 How Will You Remember to Treat Your Team Members as Individuals? 147 17 How Will You Stay Connected to Your Team’s Reality? 157 18 How Will You Commit to Your People’s Growth? 167 Part Five Leading a Balanced Life 19 Defining Balance 179 20 How Will You Define Your Boundaries? 185 21 How Will You Keep Things in Perspective? 193 22 What Are You Passionate About? 201 Part Six Making It Real 23 Living Your Maxims 211 24 Sharing 217 Acknowledgments 223 Appendix A: The Author’s Maxims 229 Appendix B: Your Maxims 231 About the Author 233 Index 235