Feel free to use the table of contents and index to skip around after that to see what’s most appealing to you. If you’ve got a challenge with motivating people, for example, head to Chapter 16. Perhaps there’s a serious lack of trust where you currently work? Jump to Chapter 9. However, all roads eventually lead back the grounding principles and tools to becoming a values-based leader that I discuss in Part 2. Parts 3 and 4 talk about setting your own values standards right here and now — and how to further roll out the influence of your leadership within an organization. Values without actions are meaningless.

All roads also go back to the leader, to how they engage with and lead all who follow them. That would be you. At times, you may wonder whether all of this can actually be done. I respect that. Leadership is a skill that you’ll learn to sharpen throughexperiences. The more you seek knowledge and apply what you’ve learned, the faster the process will unfold. So, although I certainly want you to get to it, I also advise you to take your time.

在那之后，你可以随意使用目录和索引跳过，看看最吸引你的是什么。例如，如果你在激励他人方面遇到了挑战，那就去第16章吧。也许你现在工作的地方严重缺乏信任？跳到第九章。然而，所有的道路最终都会使基础原则和工具回归，成为我在第2部分中讨论的基于价值观的领导者。第3部分和第4部分讨论了在此时此刻制定自己的价值观标准，以及如何进一步发挥领导在组织中的影响力。没有行动的价值观是没有意义的。

所有的道路也都回到了领导者，回到他们如何与所有跟随他们的人接触和领导。那就是你。有时，你可能想知道这些是否真的能做到。我尊重这一点。领导能力是一种你将通过经验学习来提高的技能。你越是寻求知识，运用所学知识，这个过程就会越快展开。所以，虽然我当然希望你能做到，但我也建议你慢慢来。