Empowered by the knowledge that employees are influenced by their direct supervisor more than any other leader in a company, author Jane A. G. Kise advocates intentional leadership a style of leading that focuses on how to lead, not just what to accomplish. Learn to concentrate on your strengths and manage your professional weaknesses. Benefits - Identify your priorities and consider how they relate to the essential work of leadership. - Compare your own strengths and values to what is known about good leadership practices. - Detect potential weaknesses that might become fatal flaws limitations that bring leaders down. - Learn to use your strengths and weaknesses to optimize your leadership style. Chapters 1. Learning From Intentional and Unintentional Leaders 2. A Framework for Strengths, Growth, and Those Pesky Pitfalls 3. Balancing Outer Focus and Inner Focus 4. Balancing Breadth and Depth 5. Balancing Leadership With Listening 6. Balancing Reality With Vision 7. Balancing the Known With the New 8. Balancing Clarity With Ambiguity 9. Balancing Logic and Values 10. Balancing Outcomes With People 11. Balancing Individual Trust With Team Trust 12. Balancing Planning With Flexibility 13. Balancing Goal Orientation With Engagement 14.Balancing Limits With Opportunities Epilogue Intentional Success