Simon Dowling is a leading thinker on creating collaborative teams and workplaces. Simon mentors leaders and their teams and is a highly sought-after speaker.

About the author vii

Acknowledgements ix

Foreword by Sheila Heen xi

Prologue xiii

Part I: Get Ready 1

1 SHIFT: Choose the power of buy-in 3

2 MINDSET: Imagine what’s possible 15

3 CONVICTION: Establish a ‘Big So What’ 31

4 WHO: Think wide, act narrow 43

5 TIMING: Read the conditions, ride the wave 59

6 YOU: Be someone they’ll listen to 69

Part II: Go 93

7 MOOD: Make them feel it 95

8 MIND: Give them a reason 117

9 MOVEMENT: Convert to sustained action 139

Roadmap for buy-in 161

Where to now? 165

Epilogue 169

Notes 171

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.