When Springsteen set limits on the scope of what he deemed acceptable behavior by requiring his band members to sign nondisclosure agreements that included language about guarding his family’s privacy, he demonstrated the skill of:

 
 
 
 
 
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When Tom Tierney, at the peak of his powers as CEO, chose to leave in the prime of his career and launch a small non-profit start-up he demonstrated the skill of:

Creating visual images of the connections among different strands of an idea in ways that allow you to look at a large amount of information about a subject on one page in a holistic way in order to…

In the aftermath of 9/11, Springsteen struggled to come to terms with what had occurred. He produced songs to express the grief and hope he found in himself, his family, and his community. Not only…

Springsteen’s pursuit of self-knowledge through counseling—and his public sharing about his journey—destigmatized counseling and opened doors for people, especially men, who might not otherwise seek…

By identifying a goal that either directly or indirectly benefits at least one other person, discovering how your efforts might help them, and then committing to providing that help, you can…

Keeping a journal or log for a few days of any hypotheses that occur to you for new ways of getting things done, choosing one such idea to implement, and thinking about the assumptions about the way…

Exploring alternative means to achieving goals by changing a pattern of behavior that you already use, and then working to understand your fears about that change and the pros and cons of switching up…

Thinking of a skill you could teach to someone and offering to do so, or telling someone about a recent accomplishment and what you had to learn in order to succeed, serves to create opportunities for…

By finding ways to move ever closer to achieving simultaneous four-way wins—actions that benefit work, home, community, and self, all at once—such as volunteering for the United Way early in his…

When Sandberg recounted an experience about herself and two other students attending a college history course that highlighted the confidence gap between female overachievers and male achievers, she…

By implementing creative strategies to pursue harmony between work and the rest of life, Sandberg demonstrates the skill of:

When Greitens took what he gained in different parts of his life (the attitude and skills he had acquired as a boxer, the knowledge and insight gleaned from his time as a humanitarian worker, the…

Thinking of an important person in your life—someone who matters to you and who you believe has a stake in your future—and imagining how he or she would answer the question, “What are the main things…

By persistently rejecting traditional ideas and solutions and the traditional model of trade-offs implied by the “learn-earn-serve” model of personal development, Tierney demonstrates the skill of:

Why were Tom Tierney, Sheryl Sandberg, Eric Greitens, Michelle Obama, Julie Foudy, and Bruce Springsteen selected as the six exemplars for this course?