The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive: A Leadership Fable

The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive ix

Introduction xi

THE FABLE

PART ONE: GREEN’S PAIN 1

The Rival 3

Reconnaissance 5

PART TWO: THE HISTORY 9

Two CEOs 11

Desperate Epiphany 14

Practice 17

The Gatekeeper 20

Asleep at the Gate 22

Misorientation 28

Hesitation 31

Confrontation 34

The Virus 38

Mending Fences 40

Off-Sites 43

Meadowood 46

The Day of Reckoning 56

360° Feedback 63

Unraveling 71

Cold Water 74

Moment of Truth 76

PART THREE: GREEN’S OPPORTUNITY 83

Reacquaintance 85

Contact 88

Discipline One 93

Discipline Two 100

Discipline Three 107

Discipline Four 113

The Realization 127

PART FOUR: THE RESOLUTION 129

The Decision 131

White Flag 133

Afterword 135

ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH:THE MODEL 137

Putting the Disciplines into Practice:

A Summary and Self-Assessment 139

Acknowledgments 181

About the Author 183