John Adair's 100 Greatest Ideas for Personal Success Book

Preface.

PART ONE: GETTING YOUR ACT TOGETHER.

Fifteen Greatest Ideas for Finding the Work You Love.

Idea 1: Finding your role.

Idea 2: Don’t settle.

Idea 3: Three useful indicators.

Idea 4: How to find the right road.

Idea 5: Capability.

Idea 6: True Success.

Idea 7: Success is result, not goal.

Idea 8: Commitment.

Idea 9: Setting aims and objectives.

Idea 10: Jacob’s ladder.

Idea 11: A forward-looking attitude.

Idea 12: Opportunity.

Idea 13: Successes and failures.

Idea 14: A shortcut to personal success.

Idea 15: Don’t expect an easy ride.

Seven Greatest Ideas for Getting on with People.

Idea 16: Be pleasant.

Idea 17: Make others partners with you.

Idea 18 Remember to say thank-you.

Idea 19: Use yourself as a gauge.

Idea 20: Share what you know.

Idea 21: Be trustworthy in word.

Idea 22: Show that you trust people.

Eight Greatest Ideas for Success Qualities.

Idea 23: Enthusiasm.

Idea 24: Tenacity.

Idea 25: Hard work.

Idea 26: Generosity of spirit.

Idea 27: Imagination.

Idea 28: Courage.

Idea 29: Integrity.

Idea 30: Humility.

Follow-up Test.

PART TWO: USING YOUR TIME TO GOOD EFFECT.

Six Greatest Ideas for Developing a Personal Sense of Time.

Idea 31: Time used will is life.

Idea 32: Setting your course.

Idea 33: A sense of purpose.

Idea 34: Sell to yourself on benefits.

Idea 35: Making time to think.

Idea 36: A sense of perspective.

Seven Greatest Ideas for Major Time Savers.

Idea 37: Learning to say no.

Idea 38: Delegate, delegate, delegate.

Idea 39: Always do what you say you will.

Idea 40: Avoid procrastinating.

Idea 41: Don’t waste time on the past.

Idea 42: Don’t make the same mistake twice.

Idea 43: Cut your losses.

Five Greatest Ideas for Principles and Planning.

Idea 44: The skill of planning.

Idea 45: The worst-case scenario.

Idea 46: The planning/implementation ratio.

Idea 47: Setting objectives.

Idea 48: Time for reflective thinking.

Six Greatest Ideas for Effective Daily Work.

Idea 49: Plan your day.

Idea 50: Prioritize – no, really prioritize.

Idea 51: The Pareto principle.

Idea 52: How to control interruptions.

Idea 53: Deal with your paperwork.

Idea 54: Make use of committed time.

Follow-up Test.

PART THREE: Develop Your Leadership Skills.

Four Greatest Ideas on Career Management.

Idea 55: From specialist to business leader.

Idea 56: Checklist: Are you a born leader yet?

Idea 57: Can leadership be developed?

Idea 58: Awareness, understanding, and skill.

Five Greatest Ideas for Understanding Groups and Organizations.

Idea 59: Group personality and group needs.

Idea 60: Task, team and individual.

Idea 61: Three sets of needs.

Idea 62: Theinteraction of the three circles.

Idea 63: Checklist: The Three Circles.

Ten Greatest Ideas for Effective Leadership.

Idea 64: The generic role of leader.

Idea 65: Eight leadership functions.

Idea 66: Sharing decisions.

Idea 67: The 50:50 rule for motivation.

Idea 68: The Adair short course on leadership.

Idea 69: The hallmarks of an excellent team.

Idea 70: Leadership qualities.

Idea 71: What leaders need to know.

Idea 72: Levels of leadership.

Idea 73: Successful chief executives.

Follow-up Test.

PART FOUR: Sharpen Up Your Communication Skills.

Seven Greatest Ideas for Better Communication.

Idea 74: The Communication Star model.

Idea 75: How to use the Communication Star.

Idea 76: Non-verbal communication.

Idea 77: Six rules for effective public speaking.

Idea 78: The art of listening.

Idea 79: Accentuate the positives.

Idea 80: Make best use of feedback.

Six Greatest Ideas for Productive Meetings.

Idea 81: Five types of meeting.

Idea 82: Managing meetings.

Idea 83: Be prepared.

Idea 84: Six golden rules for chairmen.

Idea 85 Always follow up with action points.

Follow-up test.

PART FIVE: EFFECTIVE THINKING SKILLS.

Fifteen Greatest Ideas for Effective Thinking Skills.

Idea 86: Know your mind.

Idea 87: Clear thinking.

Idea 88: Holistic thinking.

Idea 89: Imaginative thinking.

Idea 90: Checklist: How imaginative are you?

Idea 91: Valuing.

Idea 92: Your depth mind at work.

Idea 93: Intuition.

Idea 94: It does get easier.

Idea 95: Evaluating your options.

Idea 96: How to be more creative.

Idea 97: The Nine-Dots test.

Idea 98: Checklist: Are you thinking creatively?

Idea 99: Useful originality.

Idea 100: Developing your thinking skills.

Follow-up Test.

Appendix.

The 25 Attributes of Top Leaders and Managers.

Solution to the Nine Dots Test.

About John Adair.

Index.