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Book Description

Every leader needs to move people to action and align everyone’s actions toward the same goal. But how is this best accomplished? Words are a leader’s greatest tool, and metaphors are the most potent combination of words available. This book will provide you with communication tools that will take your leadership to the next level and beyond. Through the proper use of metaphors, anyone can become a better leader, align his or her team with their organizational values, and lead the organization to success. Metaphors activate vision and mission statements, enliven goals and objectives, and literally align every aspect of an organization in its intended direction. The knowledge gained from the principles in this book will help leaders develop stronger vision and mission statements that are actionoriented, and it will provide a schematic to organize goals and objectives that are relevant and focused on accomplishing the vision.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Abstract
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. Part 1 Metaformation in Action
  10. Chapter 1 Is This the Last Race?
  11. Part 2 Life Is a Game of Cards
  12. Chapter 2 The Power of the Unconscious Mind
  13. Chapter 3 Play the Hand You’ve Been Dealt
  14. Chapter 4 See Your Winning Hand
  15. Chapter 5 Playing Cards Doesn’t Have to Be a Solo Sport
  16. Part 3 The Art of Metaformation
  17. Chapter 6 Metaframing: Structuring Metaphors
  18. Chapter 7 Metamining: Deconstructing Metaphors for Meaning
  19. Chapter 8 Metaforming: Reconstructing Metaphors
  20. Chapter 9 Searching for a New Metaphor
  21. Part 4 Combining and Communicating, and Applying New Metaphors
  22. Chapter 10 Ligering: Combining and Creating new Metaphors
  23. Chapter 11 Communicating Your New Metaphor
  24. Chapter 12 Metaplying: Applying Your Metaphor
  25. Part 5 Serving Up a New Metaphor
  26. Chapter 13 The Work of the Metaphor
  27. Chapter 14 The Impact of the New Metaphor
  28. Chapter 15 New Markets, New Employees, New Opportunities
  29. Part 6 Structural Mapping
  30. Chapter 16 The Structural Mapping Engine (SME) Process
  31. Part 7 Bouncing Back: 15–Love, and Back in the Game
  32. Chapter 17 Upping the Stakes
  33. Chapter 18 Culture, Markets, and Personal Growth
  34. Chapter 19 The Power of Words to Transform Through Metaphors
  35. Endorsements
  36. Notes
  37. References
  38. Index
  39. Ad Page
  40. Backcover