One Piece of Paper - Hardcover

by Mike Figliuolo (Author)

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.

Front Jacket

Leadership seems complicated to many. With competing philosophies and methods, as well as a rapidly changing workplace, is it possible to clearly, succinctly, and simply convey your personal approach to leading others?

One Piece of Paper provides an authentic, accessible model for any leader to do just that. Simple, applicable, and without pretense, it's real leadership for the real world.

Based on leadership expert Mike Figliuolo's popular "Leadership Maxims" training course, One Piece of Paper guides you through a simple approach for creating, articulating, and living your personal leadership philosophy--one that can be shared on a single piece of paper. Figliuolo's model distills leadership to four easy-to-understand aspects:

• Leading yourself: What motivates you and what are your rules of personal conduct? What do you want the "future you" to look like and stand for?

• Leading the thinking: Where are you taking your organization and how will you innovate to drive change?

• Leading your people: How can you lead a team as individuals rather than as faceless cogs in a machine?

• Leading a balanced life: How do you define and achieve equilibrium between work and personal obligations?

By answering simple, provocative questions that guide anyone to a set of personal leadership maxims, you build a living document that communicates your personal passions, goals, and standards that define your leadership style. The result: one piece of paper that provides an accessible touchstone for both you and your team, enabling you to work together effectively, build your organization, and achieve great results.

With the simplicity of its approach and the powerful, deeply meaningful set of leadership maxims that it inspires, One Piece of Paper will help anyone achieve his or her true potential as a leader.

Back Jacket

"If you want your team to work both harder and smarter-- buy this book."--KEITH FERRAZZI

One Piece of Paper

LEADERSHIP seems complicated to many. With competing philosophies and methods, as well as a rapidly changing workplace, is it possible to clearly, succinctly, and simply convey your personal approach to leading others?

One Piece of Paper provides an authentic, accessible model for any leader to do just that. Simple, applicable, and without pretense, it's real leadership for the real world.

Based on leadership expert Mike Figliuolo's popular "Leadership Maxims" training course, One Piece of Paper guides you through a simple approach for creating, articulating, and living your personal leadership philosophy--one that can be shared on a single piece of paper. Figliuolo's model distills leadership to four easy-to-understand aspects:

• Leading yourself: What motivates you and what are your rules of personal conduct? What do you want the "future you" to look like and stand for?
• Leading the thinking: Where are you taking your organization and how will you innovate to drive change?
• Leading your people: How can you lead a team as individuals rather than as faceless cogs in a machine?
• Leading a balanced life: How do you define and achieve equilibrium between work and personal obligations?

By answering simple, provocative questions that guide anyone to a set of personal leadership maxims, you build a living document that communicates your personal passions, goals, and standards that define your leadership style. The result: one piece of paper that provides an accessible touchstone for both you and your team, enabling you to work together effectively, build your organization, and achieve great results.

With the simplicity of its approach and the powerful, deeply meaningful set of leadership maxims that it inspires, One Piece of Paper will help anyone achieve his or her true potential as a leader.

Author Biography

MIKE FIGLIUOLO is the founder and managing director of thoughtLEADERS, LLC, a professional services firm specializing in leadership development, and a nationally-recognized speaker and blogger on the topic of leadership. An Honor Graduate from West Point, Figliuolo served in the U.S. Army as a combat arms officer. Before founding his own company, he was an assistant professor at Duke University, a consultant at McKinsey & Co., and an executive at Capital One and Scotts Miracle-Gro. He lives in Columbus, Ohio.