The Power of One: Leading with Civility, Candor, and Courage

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Praise for the Power of One. Every leader is focused on how to embrace the significant shifts happening in the workplace and in society at large, which are impacting the future of work and the way we connect. The challenge is to find the best path forward. The key to understanding how to tap into your own individual power and influence is through Natasha’s framework: civility, candor, courage, and consciousness. One person CAN make a difference in all aspects of their life, and Natasha provides a helpful guide, through powerful examples, to show you the path to embracing your incredible Power of One.

Marla Kaplowitz, 4A’s, President & CEO

The Power of One: Leading with Civility, Candor, and Courage is a journey of personal power and intentional influence. A better world, workplace, and community begins with you. You are the "it" factor. You have the power to use your everyday words and actions to influence extraordinary change in the workplace and beyond. It only takes ONE to make a difference.

COVID-19, #MeToo, George Floyd―the events and movements of recent years have left us all with a hunger for positive change in every aspect of our lives. Yet most of us think we’re powerless to affect change. This book was written to combat that lie. Within these pages, you’ll find out the truth about who you are, what you have to offer, and how you can cultivate the power within you to create a new, positive dynamic in your home, office, neighborhood, and the world. Through powerful storytelling, Natasha Bowman provides meaningful and practical examples of how to build a life marked by civility, candor, and courage, as well as how to lead and develop cultures in which those virtues are on full display. You’ll learn how to shape power dynamics that are inclusive and diverse as you become an advocate for true equity. Most importantly, you’ll discover how to change lives for the better―starting with your own.

Natasha Bowman is an expert in workplace equity and is recognized as a 2020 Top 30 Global Guru for Management. With her consulting firm, Performance ReNEW, she works with high-profile companies and organizations to gear them up for inclusive success in today’s diverse and demanding world.

Author(s): Natasha Bowman
Publisher: Routledge/Productivity Press
Year: 2022

Language: English
Pages: 199
City: New York

Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
About the Author
Introduction
Author’s Note
1 Asleep at the Wheel: The Dangers of the Default Mode
Stuck in Default
Wake Up and Drive
Conclusion
2 The Power You Don’t Think You Have
Do You Have the Power?
A Distinction That Makes All the Difference
Conclusion
Note
3 For Such a Time as This
Something Better Than an Ally
From Allyship to Ourship
Owning and Spending Your Power
Conclusion
Notes
4 The Three C’s of Influence
Influence and the Power of One
The Shape of Powerful Influence
Civility: Human Beings in Corporate Space
Candor: Getting Clear on What It Means to be Transparent
Courage: Being Courageous
Conclusion
Notes
5 What Is Civility?
Civility and the Power of Citizenship
What Civility Looks Like
Are You Really Civilized?
Conclusion
Notes
6 Incivility and the Impact of Bad Citizenship
The Cost of Incivility
What Makes for a Bad Corporate Citizen?
Biased Citizenship and the Danger of a Single Story
The First, the Only, and the Power of One
Conclusion
Notes
7 How to Become a Model Citizen
Looking for Civility in an Uncivil World
Recovering the Virtue of Civility
Practicing Virtue: How to Become a Civil Person
Ten Practices for Cultivating Civility
Conclusion
Notes
8 Creating a Culture of Civility
Defining Civility and Pursuing It Together
Exercise: Draft Your Civil Constitution
The Promise of a Civil Culture at Work and in the Community
Conclusion: A Plea for Civility
Notes
9 What Is Candor?
What Is Candor?
The Case for Candor
The Tension: Civility or Candor?
Conclusion
Notes
10 Nothing Good Grows in the Dark
Out of the Church and into the Corporate World
Darkened and Darkening Habits
Candy-Coated Feedback
Fungal Growth
The Untouchables
Litigation “At Will”
Conclusion
Notes
11 How to Let Your Light Shine
Candor Starts with Honesty about Ourselves
Shining a Light on Our Privilege
Recovering the Virtue of Candor
Practicing Virtue: How to Become a Candid Person
Ten Practices for Cultivating Candor
Conclusion
Note
12 Creating a Culture of Candor
Woody, Buzz, and the Braintrust
From Cartoons to Cultures
Model Candor
Invite Candor
Protect Candor
Create Venues for Candor
Develop Relationships
Establish Guidelines
Expect the Truth
Inequities
The Promise of a Candid Culture at Work and in the Community
Conclusion: A Plea for Candor
Notes
13 What Is Courage?
Courage: A Matter of the Heart
Courage and the Power of One
The Workplace Needs Our Courage
Conclusion
Notes
14 The Curse of a Faint Heart
Leading from Fear
Leading with Fear
The Personal and Professional Cost of Cowardice
Conclusion
15 The Firm Handshake
The Three Traits of a Courageous Leader
Recovering the Virtue of Courage
Practicing Virtue: How to Become a Courageous Person
Ten Practices for Cultivating Courage
Conclusion
16 Creating a Culture of Courage
The Courage to Stand Together
The Cardiomyopathy That Wrenches Us Apart
The Four Essential Building Blocks of a Courageous Culture
Conclusion
Note
17 Conclusion
Man Meets Mob
A Model Citizen
What Comes out of Darkness into the Light
A Heart to Stand with and for Others
One Final “C”
Acknowledgements
Index