locate and use the exact tool for your unique situation in just a few minutes. You’ll be able to
put the right tool to work immediately, whether at your next meeting or with the next person
who comes into your office.
HOW WE’VE DONE THIS
Each tool has:
➠An “Inspired by” line names the leadership experts who inspired the tool.
➠A brief description of the leadership tool is presented, in checklists, tables, or diagrams
whenever possible.
➠A How to Use This Leadership Tool section will help you apply the idea. Application
worksheets are available for download from the Internet in Microsoft Word format at
http://www.books.mcgraw-hill.com/training/dowload.
➠Internal references [e.g., ☛2.7 Goal Statements] are liberally available throughout the
book. These direct you to further assistance on a particular topic.
➠A Related Leadership Tools section tells you where to find more information related to
a topic, just in case the tool doesn’t quite hit the mark.
➠A For Further Assistance section refers you to original sources, should you wish to obtain
more information or read the original work.HOW WE SELECTED THESE TOOLS
We used the following criteria to select the leadership tools that are included in this book.
These tools:
Are practical and useful immediately. Are regularly used and valued by our clients.
Can be summarized briefly. Share a leadership philosophy.
Are reasonably well known by leaders. Have endured and stood the test of time.HOW TOUSE ANDBENEFIT FROM THISBOOK xxv