Section I: Courage First
Introduction – Too Much Comfort, Too Much Fear
Chapter 1 – Look Before You Leap
Section II: Setting a Foundation for Courage
Chapter 2 – Jumping First
Chapter 3 – Create Safety Nets
Chapter 4 – Harness Fear
Chapter 5 – Modulate Comfort
Section III: Three Buckets of Courage
Chapter 6 – TRY Courage
Chapter 7 – TRUST Courage
Chapter 8 – TELL Courage
Section IV: Committing to Giant Leaps
Chapter 9 – The Courageous Choice
Chapter 10 – Courageous Living
Bill Treasurer is founder and chief encouragement officer at Giant Leap Consulting (www.giantleapconsulting.com), a courage-building company that helps people and organizations be more courageous. Among his clients are Accenture, CNN, EarthLink, SPANX, the Centers for Disease Control, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He is the author of Right Risk and the chief editor of Positively M.A.D. Prior to founding Giant Leap, Treasurer was the captain of the U.S. High Diving Team and performed over 1,500 dives from heights that scaled to over 100 feet (sometimes on fire!).
“Courage Goes to Work helps solve the most perplexing management
dilemma of all: how to inspire employees who are too comfortable
and too afraid (or, as Bill says, comfeartable). Don’t just read it
. . . absorb it!
--Lilicia P. Bailey, Chief People Officer, Manheim
“This book is truly awesome! Bill Treasurer has stolen courage from
the gods and brought it to the workplace, where it is desperately
needed. Everyone in a leadership role should put this book on their
must-read list. After reading it, you may find the courage to buy a
copy for your boss!”
--Chip Bell, author of Customer Loyalty Guaranteed
“There are few business books that can truly be called
transformative, and Courage Goes to Work is one of them. It offers
tangible ideas for helping workers have more initiative,
confidence, and backbone. If your employees could use more of those
things, then this book is for you.”
--David Baruch, CIO, Hewitt Associates
“Courage Goes to Work is an excellent, well-written, and relevant
book that captures the nuances of courage that will enable readers
build courage—for themselves and for others. This is truly a
thoughtful composition of the lessons learned on a figurative and
literal high dive.”
--Chuck McManus, Vice President (Fund of Hedge Funds Data
Management), Morgan Stanley
“Courage is the first and most important component of success in
business. Without it, there is nothing more than mediocrity and
boredom. Bill Treasurer captures this awareness in his book and
instructs us in making sure we’re not overlooking that important
aspect of fulfillment and success in our working life. Have the
courage to leap, he says, even from dizzying heights. The water
will embrace you and reward you. He knows—he’s been there.”
--David Ryback, coauthor of Psychology of Champions
“Bill Treasurer is like a modern-day Wizard of Oz who helps to make
us more courageous, not just at work, but in life. Instead of
giving us medals to remind us not to be afraid, he offers buckets
of specific tools that show us how to tap into our inner courage
whenever and wherever we need it. This will be one of the most
dog-eared books on my shelf. And it will hold a place of honor
right next to his other gem, Right Risk.”
--Marilynn T. Mobley, Senior Vice President and Strategic Counsel,
Edelman & Associates
“You will not find a more clear voice on courage than Bill
Treasurer’s. Like Bill, I have worked for over a decade exploring
courage in the high-risk realm of leader- follower relations with
senior political figures and management teams. I do a good job of
this at a foundational level. Bill’s work is the graduate program.
Let him guide you to the heights where your life and work become
extraordinary—because you understand your fear and that of others
and bring out the courage in each.”
--Ira Chaleff, author of The Courageous Follower
“Having spent over two decades in HR, I have seen a good number of
books come and go. Only a handful really make you think, and
Courage Goes to Work is one of them. It introduces an important new
management practice: courage building. This powerful yet
often-ignored concept can change the way people and organizations
succeed. Put this book at the top of your management reading
list—you’ll be glad you did.”
--Keith Hicks, Vice President of Human Resources, Radiant
Systems
“Even for people who are full of courage, instilling courage in
others can be a daunting task. As someone who knows a thing or two
about courage, I found this book is an invaluable tool every
manager can and should use. The only thing worse than the quagmire
of an office locked in comfort or fear is a manager too afraid to
do something about it!”
--Dustin Webster, seven-time world cliff-diving champion and
Executive Director, W.E. Rock Events, Inc.
“Bill Treasurer brings a true blend of wisdom, compassion, and
personal experience to the understanding of courage and brings a
practical approach to giving people the courage to stretch
themselves and achieve great results. Courage Goes to Work raises
people’s standards so they can stop coasting along in the safety of
‘good enough.’”
--Conor Neill, CEO, Taxijet Spain, and Professor of Managerial
Communications, IESE Business School, Barcelona
“Whether you’re facing a hundred-foot diving board or your board of
directors, Bill’s advice is practical, fun, and immediately
applicable. His insightful and refreshing way of dealing with
mental obstacles shows how fear, in both yourself and those around
you, is nothing to be scared of.”
--Justin Roux, Senior Vice President, Luvata Group
“Courage is good for any industry. But when you work in the wicked
world of drug law enforcement the stakes are even higher. In my
field an absence of courage in an agent at any level, from those
working the street to senior executives, can cost lives. It is
great news that it turns out that courage can be taught—thanks to
Bill Treasurer.”
--June W. Rodgers, retired special agent in charge, New England
Field Division, Drug Enforcement Administration
“Courage Goes to Work offers refreshing ideas about the most
essential of all human qualities: courage. This is one of the rare
business books that are relevant both personally and
professionally. Read this book and go on the most important
adventure of all—putting courage to work at your office, in your
home, and in your life.”
--Bill Murray, Director, Outward Bound Professional, North Carolina
Outward Bound
“Courage Goes to Work is a must-read for anyone who needs to show
up with strength at work every single day. This is an inspiring
book about how we can all be a little more brave, authentic, and
effective in our professional and personal lives. I was personally
inspired by the message and will be recommending this book to
everyone I know.”
--Brendon Burchard, author of Life’s Golden Ticket
“Whenever I’m feeling a bit chicken, I need only pick up Bill’s new
book, Courage Goes to Work, and my own courage starts to rally. By
the time I’m finished reading, I’m feeling like an eagle—ready to
fly high and take on any challenge!”
--BJ Gallagher, coauthor of A Peacock in the Land of Penguins
“Bill Treasurer is a peaceful warrior whose mission is to inspire
others to take courageous action despite their fears. As a former
combat fighter pilot, I am intimately familiar with what courage
can do for the success of individuals and teams who work in
high-pressure environments. Bill’s book is a compelling read and is
packed full of thought-provoking, real-world anecdotes and simple
yet powerful action steps to build courage at work. It’s one of a
kind.”
--Waldo Waldman, decorated fighter pilot and professional
speaker
“What I love about Courage Goes to Work is its pragmatism. Courage
is often seen as something inborn that only people like skydivers
or serial entrepreneurs have. Bill Treasurer shows us that courage
is a learned behavior that managers can teach through daily
practice.”
--Jonathon Flaum, Director, WriteMind Institute for Corporate
Contemplation; author of How the Paper Fish Learned to Swim and How
the Red Wolf Found Its Howl; and coauthor of The 100-Mile Walk
“Finally, a practical and inspiring book about the virtue that is
perhaps most needed yet most lacking in the world today: courage.
If you ever wish that you could overcome your apprehensions and
fears so that you could more fully reach your potential and dreams,
a good place to start is to read this book.”
--Charles C. Manz, author of The Power of Failure and The
Leadership Wisdom of Jesus, and coauthor of The Virtuous
Organization and Nice Guys Can Get the Corner Office
“In Courage Goes to Work Bill Treasurer takes a mysterious and
complex subject that touches everyone and breaks it into bite-size,
manageable chunks. Looking at the small pieces enables you to take
care of the critical task we all face—moving toward what we have
feared and avoided in the past. Buy this book today and take action
tomorrow!”
--Stewart Levine, Resolutionary, author of Getting to Resolution
and The Book of Agreement, and coauthor of Collaboration 2.0
“How do you motivate people who are too comfortable or too afraid?
This is a common question from managers and supervisors. In Courage
Goes to Work Bill Treasurer provides practical answers to this
question. He points out that to instill courage is to encourage and
wants you, as a manager, to become a chief encourager. Drawing on
his experience as a seasoned business consultant and stunt diver,
he will show you how. This book should be on every manager’s
bookshelf.”
--Cindy Ventrice, author of Make Their Day!
“To live and work in a world of accelerated change requires
individual courage. Bill Treasurer captures the essence of courage
in his newest book, Courage Goes to Work. He takes an attribute
that others might think is ethereal and makes it concrete. He
illustrates how anyone can access their courage and how others can
create an environment where courageous behavior can flourish. With
an abundance of courage, individual and organizational greatness
can be achieved!”
--Leslie Yerkes, President, Catalyst Consulting Group, Inc., and
author of Fun Works
“Courage Goes to Work is an insightful call to summoning courage in
self and courage in others. This is a very insightful guide,
blending Treasurer’s expertise in areas of risk and courage and
harnessing their impact for increased results, performance, and
effectiveness.”
--Harry E. Chambers, author of My Way or the Highway
“Bill Treasurer has a deep understanding of courage, and after
reading CourageGoes to Work, so will you.”
--Noah Blumenthal, President, Leading Principles, Inc., and author
of You’re Addicted to You
“Most of us take our minds to work but leave courage at the door.
In this compelling book, Bill Treasurer provides three nourishing
lunch buckets to take to work everyday, try courage, trust courage,
and tell courage. In doing so, you’ll have all you need to be a
better person and a better leader.”
--Dick Axelrod, author of Terms of Engagement
“If ever there were a book that business and nonprofit executives
need to read, this is it. Courage is every bit as important to an
organization as leadership, innovation, and focus are, and this
little gem is chock-full of powerful ideas that could transform
your people and your workplace. Prepare to be en-couraged in
unexpected ways!”
--Sam Pettway, Founding Director, BoardWalk Consulting
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