Great leaders are purposeful action-takers; this means they don't get bogged down in the sometimes overwhelming amount of work on their desks – they purposefully work towards the achievement of their defined goal, whatever it may be. Great managers don't try to do more things – they focus on doing the right things, and in getting them done. Becoming a purposeful action-taker is a process, with both organizational and personal parts. The personal part is to become a purposeful action-taker yourself; the organizational part is fostering purposeful action-taking in your corporation, so the manager can actually be a purposeful action-taker, and lead his or her employees to be the same.CONTENTSIntroductionThe Personal DimensionThe Organizational DimensionPurposeful Action-TakingThe FrenziedThe ProcrastinatorsThe DetachedThe PurposefulDevelop Your Energy and FocusBuild Your Reserves of WillpowerAlign Your Emotions with Your GoalsOvercome the Traps of InactionOverwhelming DemandsUnbearable ConstraintsUnexplored OptionsTaking Action at the Corporate LevelOvercome Internal ChallengesWeave Action-Taking into the CultureGive Your People the Freedom to Act