Acknowledgements vii

Foreword by Suma Chakrabarti xi

?Introduction xiii

Section A: Take Stock 1

1 Develop your strengths 3

2 Understand your least strong areas 11

3 Embed your values 23

4 Create an equilibrium 37

Section B: First Steps 47

5 Address your self-doubt and your fears 49

6 Believe you can do difficult things 59

7 Know who your supporters and stakeholders are 65

8 Take some risks 73

Section C: Up the Pace 79

9 Stretch your muscles 81

10 Influence others and convert your critics 91

11 Understand how you respond to problems 101

12 Warm down thoroughly 109

Section D: Grow the Momentum 119

13 Keep your focus 121

14 Grow your resilience 129

15 Build your team 135

16 Renew your freshness 143

Section E: Where Next? 151

17 Keep an open mind 153

18 Recognise when the tide turns 159

19 Know what matters to you 167

20 Renew your vision 173

Section F: To What End? 179

21 What is fulfilment for you? 181

22 How do you want to be remembered? 187

23 What about family and friends? 193

24 Where does joy fit in? 197

Conclusion: Next Steps 203

Selected Bibliography 205

Index 209