Leadership Is Half the Story

Marc Hurwitz is co-founder and Chief Insight Officer of FliPskills and a lecturer at the Conrad Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology at the University of Waterloo. He holds a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, an MBA, and has many years of corporate, executive, and entrepreneurial experience.Samantha Hurwitz is co-founder and Chief Encouragement Officer of FliPskills. She is a coach, consultant and facilitator with twenty-five years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience, including nine at the executive level.

“This book practically glows with energy and vision! In highly accessible, entertaining portions Sam and Marc Hurwitz have presented us with a forward-thinking, prescient guide to success in business in today’s unpredictable market.Build agile, innovative, efficient teams in your organization today for greater success tomorrow!”- Marshall Goldsmith, top-ranked executive coach; Thinkers 50 Top Ten Global Business Thinker; author or editor of 34 books including the global bestsellers 'MOJO' and 'What Got You Here Won't Get You There' “Samantha and Marc Hurwitz have made leadership whole. Teams need great leaders as well as great followers.”- Razor Suleman, Founder and Chief Achiever, Achievers, Inc. “In this remarkable book, Samantha and Marc Hurwitz radically challenge the conventional wisdom on leadership. Leaders aren’t more important than followers, they say. To innovate fast, leaders and followers must be equal partners – together creatingco-flow.'Leadership Is Half the Story'is essential reading for anyone who wants to know how companies, organizations, and governments can adapt, innovate, and thrive in a rapidly changing and increasingly complex world.”- Thomas Homer-Dixon, Chair of Global Systems, Balsillie School of International Affairs; author, 'The Ingenuity Gap' and 'The Upside of Down'

• List of Tools Preface: Our Stories and Why We Wrote This Book AcknowledgmentsSECTION I: INTRODUCTIONCHAPTER 1Why 21st-Century Workplaces Require a Radically Different Approach … and a Radically Different Approach Work Is Done in Teams – From Flow to Co-flowContinuous Relationship Building – Interpersonal Agility Is the Essential Workplace CompetencyIntroducing the Generative Partnership® ModelCHAPTER 2A Fresh Look at the F-Word: Followership CHAPTER 3A New Kind of Leadership SECTION II: GUIDING PRINCIPLESCHAPTER 4Principle 1: Partnerships Need Leadership and Followership. They Are Equal, Dynamic, and Different. CHAPTER 5Principle 2: Leadership Is Setting the Frame.Followership Is Creating Within It. CHAPTER 6Principle 3: Lean In to Build Connection. CHAPTER 7Principle 4: Value the Positive, and Build on It. CHAPTER 8Principle 5: Have Deeply Shared Goals. SECTION III: SKILLSCHAPTER 9Decision Partnering Skills Kirk vs. Spock: Whom Would You Entrust with Your Decisions?Decision Framing: The Leadership RoleDecision Advocating: The Followership RoleCHAPTER 10Relationship Partnering Skills Relationship Checkmate and How to Avoid a StalemateRelationship Framing: The Leadership RoleRelationship Building: The Followership RoleCHAPTER 11Organizational Agility Partnering Skills Don't Be a Sea Squirt and Eat Your Brain!Organizational Mentoring: The Leadership RoleOrganizational Agility: The Followership RoleCHAPTER 12Communication Partnering Skills Four-Way Communications, Barriers, Biases, and BlundersCascade Communicating: The Leadership RoleDashboard Communicating: The Followership RoleCHAPTER 13Performance Partnering Skills Honk if You Like My Driving!The Commitment and Engagement AgreementThe DNA of PerformancePerformance Coaching: The Leadership RolePeak Performing: The Followership RoleCHAPTER 14Personal, Team, and Organizational Development Personal DevelopmentTeam DevelopmentOrganizational DevelopmentNotes References Index