Jon Huntsman - Essential Lessons on Leadership

Jon Huntsman
James F. Parker
Doug Lennick
Fred Kiel Ph.D.

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Introduction: Good Times, Bad Times
Circumstances may change but your values shouldnt.

Chapter One: Lessons from the Sandbox
Everything we need for todays marketplace we learned as kids.

Chapter Two: Check Your Moral Compass
We know darn well what is right and wrong.

Chapter Three: Play by the Rules
Compete fiercely and fairlybut no cutting in line.

Chapter Four: Setting the Example
Risk, responsibility, reliabilitythe three Rs of leadership.

Chapter Five: Keep Your Word
Its high time to corral the corporate lawyers.

Chapter Six: Why We Cross the Line
There are many temptations, but reminders help.

Chapter Seven: Pick Advisors Wisely
Surround yourself with associates who have the courage to say no.

Chapter Eight: Get Mad, Not Even
Revenge is unhealthy and unproductive. Learn to move on.

Chapter Nine: Graciousness Is Next to Godliness
Treat competitors, colleagues, employees, and customers with respect.

Chapter Ten: Your Name Is on the Door
Operate businesses and organizations as if theyre family owned.

Chapter Eleven: The Obligation to Give Back
Nobody is completely self-made; return the favors and good fortune.

Chapter Tweleve: The Bottom Line
Acceptable values are childs play, not rocket science.

Enhancing Business Performance and Leadership Success in Turbulent Times

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To our wives, Beth Ann Lennick and Sandy Kiel, who have helped us
fine-tune our own moral compasses over the yearsand to our children,
who always lovingly challenge us to live in alignment! Alan, Mary,
and Joanie (Doug) and Kelly, Amy, Bryn, Anna, Jordan and Freda (Fred)
and to our parents, whose early nurturing provided our foundation
Albert and Martha Lennick and Orville and Mabel Kiel

Lennick and Kiel demonstrate the critical importance of values-based leadership in building companies that last during difficult times.

Charles W. Sorenson, M.D., President and CEO,
Intermountain Healthcare

Lennick and Kiel reveal the moral leadership practices of successful organizations. Its fascinating to learn how moral intelligence drives business success at companies like Cardinal Health, American Express, and Hormel.

Andrew Doman, President and CEO, Russell Investment Group

Moral Intelligence 2.0 has given me insights that will help us with the continued evolution of our business and will enhance our long-term survival and prosperity.

Joe Dedin, Executive Director, Eagle Bluff
Environmental Learning Center

Rarely do books come out that become required reading for members of all Boards. Moral Intelligence 2.0 gives a masterly analysis of how to do the right thing in corporate life.

Peter Hogarth, Former Director London Stock Exchange
and Senior Partner, LVA Partners

Ive discovered from this book that it is moral intelligence which I have found so critical to my years of leading others. This has surely been the formula for the success of my business.

Dale Larson, Owner, Larson Doors, Inc.

Lennick and Kiel have brought focus to a subject has been undervalued for years. I found that if my senior team held firmly to these principles, we would safely navigate the most challenging of times. I strongly recommend this book for every CEO and leader in the business world.

Richard Harrington, Retired CEO, Thomson Reuters

The value of emotional intelligence in leadership has been well documented, but in this book, Lennick and Kiel solidify the absolute correlation between moral intelligence and business performance. This should be required reading for leaders at all levels.

Bill Shaner, President and CEO, Save-A-Lot Food Stores

The authors show that rather than slowing down a business, moral intelligence is essential to successeven in the most difficult of times and when the competition is fiercest.