Table of Contents
Preface: Why We Wrote This Book xiii
1 The Leadership Challenge of Your Life 1
Parent with Purpose, Fuel Your Career, and Create a Richer Life 6
Get Started 12
Find the Right Support 16
Part I Your Partnership
2 Envision Your Future Together 21
Value Values 23
Craft a Collective Vision 29
Picture Tomorrow 34
3 Embrace the Four-Way View 41
Examine the Four Domains 44
Notice How the Strands Weave 49
Overcome Inhibitions to Creative Thinking 54
Explore Both of Your Four-Way Views 57
Take the Leadership Leap 61
Part II Your World
4 Engage Your Children 69
See Parenting in View of Your Whole Life 71
Know What Children Need 81
Get on the Same Page About Your Children's Needs 87
Discover Your Children Anew 94
5 Connect with Colleagues 99
Navigate Relationships with Bosses 101
Send the Right Message to Your Direct Reports 107
Find Support Among Coworkers 110
Reach Further Out 114
6 Cultivate Your Community 121
Define Friends and Neighbors 123
Honor Childcare Providers and Teachers 127
Seek Out Members of Community Organizations 131
Take In Extended Family 135
Part III Your Evolution
7 Try a New Way 145
Think Like a Change Agent 147
Pursue Family Four-Way Wins 151
Collaborate in Creating Change 163
8 See Yourself Differently 173
Grow as a Family 181
Teach Each Other 185
Welcome Surprises 187
Postscript: Speak Out 193
Appendix: Build a Coaching Exchange 195
Give and Receive Coaching to Improve Performance 196
Launch a Coaching Exchange 197
Mind the Four C's 200
Notes 203
Index 221
Acknowledgments 233
About the Authors 237