LEADING FROM THE SECOND CHAIR will raise awareness of the need for strong leaders in secondary positions. It will describe the value they can bring to their organization and to primary leaders when they are serving at their full potential. It will reshape the way they view their role, with an emphasis on their own responsibility as leaders. Raises awareness of the need for strong leaders in secondary positions. This book describes the value they can bring to their organization and to primary leaders when they are serving at their full potential. It helps reshape the way they view their role, and emphasises on their own responsibility as leaders. About Leadership Network. Foreword (Greg L. Hawkins). Preface. 1. Living in the Paradoxes. 2. Am I a Second Chair Leader? THE FIRST PARADOX Subordinate-Leader. 3. Taking It from the Top. 4. Crossing the Line. A Word to First Chairs on the Subordinate-Leader Paradox. THE SECOND PARADOX Deep-Wide. 5. A Matter of Perspective. 6. Building the Team . . . One Relationship at a Time. 7. Putting It into Practice. A Word to First Chairs on the Deep-Wide Paradox. THE THIRD PARADOX Contentment-Dreaming. 8. Contentment in the Second Chair. 9. Dreaming in the Second Chair. 10. Leaving the Second Chair. A Word to First Chairs on the Contentment-Dreaming Paradox. Epilogue. The People Behind the Stories: Profiles of Second Chair Leaders. Bibliography. Acknowledgments. About the Authors. Index.