Power of Positive Leadership, Revised & Updated

JON GORDON is an 18-time bestselling author, top leadership speaker, and consultant who has worked with many of the top leaders and organizations on the planet. He impacts millions of people each year with his books, talks, podcasts, and messages. Visit him at JonGordon.com

• 1 From Negative to Positive 12 Real Positive 73 Positive Leaders Drive Positive Cultures 13Your Most Important Job 16Culture Beats Strategy 17Know What You Stand For 19More Than Words 21Positively Contagious 22Create a Culture That People Feel 23Invest in the Root If You Want the Fruit 25You Must Keep Building Your Culture 264 Positive Leaders Create and Share a Positive Vision 29A North Star 32A Telescope and Microscope 34Dabo Swinney’s Vision 34Nido’s Extraordinary Transformation 38Keep the Vision Alive 39Make the Vision Come Alive 40My Vision 415 Positive Leaders Lead with Optimism, Positivity, and Belief 45Believe It and You’ll See It 50If You Don’t Have It, You Can’t Share It 51Feed the Positive Dog 52Talk to Yourself 53It’s All How You See It 54Tell Yourself a Positive Story 55Challenge or Opportunity 56Shark or Goldfish 57Think Like a Rookie 58Defeating Murphy 59Inside Out 60Distort Reality 61Leadership Is a Transfer of Belief 62Lead with Faith Instead of Fear 63Be an Over-Believer 64Don’t Stop Believing 65Your Leadership Journey 666 Positive Leaders Confront, Transform, and Remove Negativity 69Your Positivity Must Be Greater Than All the Negativity 72No Energy Vampires Allowed 73Why Wait? 74The First Step Is to Transform 75Start at the Culture Level 76Remove the Negativity 77Sooner or Later 78Lead from Where You Are 79Implement the No Complaining Rule 80Michael Phelps’s Positive Leadership 82Don’t Be Negative About Negativity 837 Positive Leaders Unite and Connect 85Connection Is the Difference 88Team Beats Talent When Talent Isn’t a Team 91Dabo Swinney’s Safe Seat 93Collaborate and Facilitate 94Don’t Let Your Reptile Eat Your Positive Dog 958 Positive Leaders Build Great Relationships and Teams 97Love Is a Verb 99Love Is the Greatest Leadership Principle on the Planet 100Rules Without Relationship Lead to Rebellion 101Communication Builds Trust 102Where There Is a Void in Communication, Negativity Will Fill It 104Leading by Walking Around 105Listening Is Communicating 106Enhance Your Positive Communication 107Be an Encourager 109Believe in Others More Than They Believe in Themselves 111Help Your Team Become Unstoppable 111Connect One on One 113Be Committed 115Serve to Be Great 116Doing the Laundry 117It’s Not About You 119Commit to Coach 120Commitment Requires Sacrifice 121Fans First 122Elite of the Elite 124Positive Leaders Care 124Develop Your Caring Trademark 126The Sandwich 1309 Positive Leaders Pursue Excellence 133Humble and Hungry 135There Is No Finish Line 136Demanding Without Being Demeaning 137Love and Accountability 138Love Tough 140Create a Masterpiece 140Clarity and Action 14210 Positive Leaders Lead with Purpose 145Find and Live Your Purpose 149Share the Purpose 151Inspire Others to Live Their Purpose 152Purpose-Driven Goals 152One Word 155Life Word 156Leave a Legacy 157Give People Great Stories to Tell 158Life and Death 15911 Positive Leaders Have Grit 161Grit Formula: Grit is: 165Embrace Failure 169Ignore the Critics; Do the Work 17012 Lead the Way Forward 173Notes 183Acknowledgments 185Certified Positive Leader 187Bring the Power of Positive Leadership to Your Organization 189Get Positive Mindset and Leadership Tips 191Other Books by Jon Gordon 193