Merom Klein

In MAKE COURAGE CONTAGIOUS, Klein and Klein show corporate leaders how to profit through turbulence. They show leaders how to say, "I see an opportunity that's better than what's easy, popular or routine" - and mobilize support rather than fear and resentment. They show leaders how to say, "I see a problem; let's consider alternatives" - with critical thinking that makes them trusted advisors, not troublemakers. They show leaders how to make diversity and inclusion an asset, even when… Show more

In MAKE COURAGE CONTAGIOUS, Klein and Klein show corporate leaders how to profit through turbulence. They show leaders how to say, "I see an opportunity that's better than what's easy, popular or routine" - and mobilize support rather than fear and resentment. They show leaders how to say, "I see a problem; let's consider alternatives" - with critical thinking that makes them trusted advisors, not troublemakers. They show leaders how to make diversity and inclusion an asset, even when protagonists challenge each other and rub your cozy inner circle the wrong way.
If you're an entrepreneur or corporate transformer, Klein and Klein show you how to turn Level 2 tire-kickers into Level 5 champions - if you MAKE COURAGE CONTAGIOUS so investors, buyers, innovation scouts and analysts say, "Yes, let's try your bright idea," rather than "Let's wait and see what happens."

Each chapter of MAKE COURAGE CONTAGIOUS introduces a leader who faces headwind in an business environment that's Volatile Uncertain Complex and Adverse. Each leader in the book has a choice. They can appease, Go Along and surrender to groupthink, biases against diversity, win/lose rivalries or blind deference, knowing it's suboptimal or toxic. They can Puff Up, dig in their heals, get angry and defend their position. Or they can Make Courage Contagious and PowerUP Brilliance, to find the best path forward and deliver more value, more profit, more joy and more of a difference.

Klein and Klein give you more than success stories. They leave you with a proven validated 5-part formula to MAKE COURAGE CONTAGIOUS - which they call your EnQ (Encourage Quotient). They'll show you how to spot the risk-averse traps that make it hard to lift your EnQ. And they'll show you how to catch your breath when you face turbulence, so you use encode the 5 steps into your reflexes and profit through turbulence. Show less

Due diligence tool for investors - Development and selection tool for entrepreneurial executive teams - Assess entrepreneurial leaders on 5 success factors that research shows are most important to optimize wealth-creation - seize opportunities - solve vexing problems - overcome obstacles

PowerUP Brilliance™ gives take-charge innovation leaders a proven formula to lift teams above fear and complacency – because you can't do innovation unless you sell innovation, even when the easy obvious conventional answers won't get your enterprise to the next level. Surveys say that Fortune 1000 CEOs demand brilliance and creativity from their stars — but stars often find it too hard and frustrating to wrestle down the key issues and champion innovation. Despite what is emblazoned in their… Show more

PowerUP Brilliance™ gives take-charge innovation leaders a proven formula to lift teams above fear and complacency – because you can't do innovation unless you sell innovation, even when the easy obvious conventional answers won't get your enterprise to the next level. Surveys say that Fortune 1000 CEOs demand brilliance and creativity from their stars — but stars often find it too hard and frustrating to wrestle down the key issues and champion innovation. Despite what is emblazoned in their credos and core values, many enterprises have a bias against creativity that rewards mediocrity and conformity and makes it hard for innovators to get traction. PowerUP Brilliance™ gives leaders a proven 5-part formula to bring out truly great thinking from other cubicles across the hall or from other centers of excellence around the globe. It says, “If you ‘get it’ and ‘see it,’ the mantle of leadership passes to you — no matter where you sit on the formal hierarchy.” The question is whether you’ll find the courage to take that mantle – and inspire courage in others when your great ideas shake their world. The 5 Courage Activators described in this book have 10+ years of solid research behind them, from Israel's innovation hotbed dozens of other success stories. Despite its research base, this is not an academic book. It’s a practical “how-to” guide, written about business leaders for business leaders - about the uphill climb that is inevitable when you have a unique brilliant perspective on innovation and when you step in, reach out and try to power up brilliance in others. Whether you are a middle manager, a project orchestrator, a technical expert or “the big boss,” Power Up Brilliance gives you tools that you can use right away to seize promising opportunities, wrestle down real issues, mobilise the right people and achieve breakthroughs rather than incremental improvements. Show less

With vivid examples and practical “how-to” advice, LFTM shows business leaders how to spark creativity and power innovation in cross-functional teams, matrix structures and business transformations. It warns leaders that hierarchy traps, the bias against creativity and other conflict-prone realities create a “play-it-safe” mindset that inhibits brilliance and rewards mediocrity. The 5 Courage Activators in this book give leaders the antidote to fear and complacency. Transformational leaders can… Show more

With vivid examples and practical “how-to” advice, LFTM shows business leaders how to spark creativity and power innovation in cross-functional teams, matrix structures and business transformations. It warns leaders that hierarchy traps, the bias against creativity and other conflict-prone realities create a “play-it-safe” mindset that inhibits brilliance and rewards mediocrity. The 5 Courage Activators in this book give leaders the antidote to fear and complacency. Transformational leaders can use the 5 Activators to power up brilliance, open dialogues, bridge diverse cultures and accelerate innovation. The 5 Courage Activators have 10+ years of solid research behind them, but this is not an academic book. It is a practical user’s manual, written about business leaders for business leaders. Whether you are a middle manager, a project orchestrator, a technical expert or “the big boss,” LFTM gives you tools that you can use right away to seize promising opportunities, wrestle down real issues, mobilise the right people and achieve breakthroughs rather than incremental improvements. Leaders get a diagnostic tool to tell whether a team is oblivious or defensive, engaged or luminary — and a roadmap for success when they need to lift a fearful or reluctant team to a higher level with influence not authority. Leadership development practitioners get an action learning formula to build courage into leadership curriculum — and achieve a fast sustainable ROI by "walking the talk" of company values, even when they are not convenient. Brain research from Israel tells us that we all are hard-wired with the capacity for courage. Using that hard-wiring takes practice, perseverance and refinement until it becomes routine — and until it brings reluctant or fearful partners closer, rather than pushing them out of the way. LFTM shows how. Show less

From fieldwork that has spanned four continents and dozens of countries comes a simple, elegant and powerful model for acting with courage when faced with moments of truth and individual strength and character are put to the test. With thought-provoking case studies, the authors' unique Courage Index questionnaire, and other hands-on tools, The Courage to Act offers a simple yet elegant dynamic approach for assessing, fostering, teaching and learning courage. The authors detail the five factors… Show more

From fieldwork that has spanned four continents and dozens of countries comes a simple, elegant and powerful model for acting with courage when faced with moments of truth and individual strength and character are put to the test. With thought-provoking case studies, the authors' unique Courage Index questionnaire, and other hands-on tools, The Courage to Act offers a simple yet elegant dynamic approach for assessing, fostering, teaching and learning courage. The authors detail the five factors of courage needed to face adversity, deal with ambiguity, seize opportunities before they get away, and work through rather than avoid conflicts: candor, purpose, will, rigor and risk. Show less

Assess yourself and other leaders. Do they flip the switch and power innovation with the 5 Courage Activators? This link takes you to a short-form of the full 360-feedback assessment. It tells you whether a team or an individual leader has "the right stuff" to thrive in adversity, sharpen up their thinking and lift performance from the middle out.