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      2  BOOK FOREWORD PREFACE Introduction Note CHAPTER 1: What Does “Leading with Character” Mean? MY FIRST EXPOSURE TO EVIL THE MEANING OF CHARACTER A VIEW FROM THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN TRAINING THE CHARACTER MUSCLES OF LEADERS LET'S DO SOME INTROSPECTION THE GRADUAL NUMBING OF MORAL MUSCLES IMPOSTER SYNDROME WE RESIST EXAMINING THE CONSEQUENCES NOTES CHAPTER 2: Why Good Leaders Are Vulnerable to Corruption: A Flawed Morality System THE DARK SIDE THE MACHINERY OF MORALITY USING SHAME TO DEMONSTRATE THE TWO ARMS OF MORALITY POTENTIAL FLAWED INPUTS THE VOICES OF MORALITY WHICH VOICE IS THE BEST ADVISOR? NOTE CHAPTER 3: Who Is the True Architect of Our Character? THREE MINDS, TWO BRAINS, ONE BODY LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS TWO BRAINS MORAL JUDGMENT AND OXYTOCIN CHAPTER 4: Who Are We Becoming in the Chase to the Top? WHERE SHOULD WE LOOK FOR ANSWERS? FROM TRUE SELF TO BEST SELF CHOOSE YOUR PURPOSE CAREFULLY WHERE PURPOSE CAN FALL SHORT CAN OUR CHARACTER MUSCLES BECOME TOO STRONG FOR THE CHASE? BALANCING HONESTY AND CARING AN AGONIST/ANTAGONIST RELATIONSHIP FROM THE WORLD OF POLITICS BALANCING POWER WITH COMPASSION TURNING MORAL MUSCLES ON AND OFF CHAPTER 5: The Bricks and Mortar of Credo-Building ORGANIZATIONAL CREDOS REFLECTIVE RESISTANCE MISSION CONTROL CENTRAL COACHING YOU THROUGH THE CREDO-BUILDINGPROCESS CHAPTER 6: Embedding Your Personal Credo and Supporting It with Habits TWO REAL-LIFE CASE STUDIES CHAPTER 7: When Leaders Become Heroes WHAT MAKES HEROISM HEROISM? TRAINING THE HEROIC RESPONSE FROM HEROES IN TRAINING TO HEROES IN WAITING ACKNOWLEDGMENTS APPENDIX A: CHARACTER TRAITS APPENDIX B: FORCES AND FACTORS THAT MAY CORRUPT YOUR MORAL REASONING AND JUDGMENT NOTES CHAPTER 1. WHAT DOES “LEADING WITH CHARACTER” MEAN? CHAPTER 2. WHY GOOD LEADERS ARE VULNERABLE TO CORRUPTION: A FLAWED MORALITY SYSTEM CHAPTER 3. WHO IS THE TRUE ARCHITECT OF OUR CHARACTER? CHAPTER 4. WHO ARE WE BECOMING IN THE CHASE TO THE TOP? CHAPTER 5. THE BRICKS AND MORTAR OF CREDO-BUILDING CHAPTER 6. EMBEDDING YOUR PERSONAL CREDO AND SUPPORTING IT WITH HABITS CHAPTER 7. WHEN LEADERS BECOME HEROES REFERENCES AND RELATED READINGS INDEX

      3  JOURNAL INTRODUCTION FINAL NOTES BUILDING YOUR PERSONAL CREDO EMBEDDING YOUR PERSONAL CREDO AND SUPPORTING IT WITH HABITS ADDITIONAL PAGE FOR JOURNAL WRITING NOTES APPENDIX A: CHARACTER TRAITS APPENDIX B: RANKING YOUR CHARACTER TRAITS APPENDIX C: GIVER VERSUS TAKER SCALE NOTE