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Stepping Up:

192 pages

In his bestselling book The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die, John Izzo tackled the secrets to lifelong happiness. Now he gives readers the key to a great career, a great workplace, better relationships, and a better world. Stepping Up argues that almost every problem, from personal difficulties and business challenges to social issues, can be solved if all of us look to ourselves to create change rather than looking to others. By seeing ourselves as agents of change we feel happier, less stressed, and more powerful.

Izzo offers seven compelling principles that enable anyone, anywhere, anytime to effectively bring about positive change. And the book is filled with stories that will inspire you: a middle-aged Italian shopkeeper who fought back against the Mafia, two teenagers who took a stand and ignited an antibullying movement, an executive who turned a dying division into a profit center, and many more. We all have the power to change the world—John Izzo shows us how.

Table of Contents:
Foreword by Marshall Goldsmith   vii
Preface   ix
Chapter 1    The Five Rows of Responsibility   1
Chapter 2    It's Not My Job, It's Not My Fault    17
Chapter 3    I Am Only One Person      29
Chapter 4    Only Naive People Change the World   39
Chapter 5    100% Responsbility / No Excuses   51
Chapter 6    Do Something...Do Anything   65
Chapter 7    Always Begin in the Room You Are In   77
Chapter 8    Leadership Is Not a Position   89
Chapter 9    Stepping Up by Speaking Up   101
Chapter 10  Who Am I to Step Up?   113
Chapter 11  Creating a Culture of Stepping Up   127
Chapter 21  One Person Always Matters   145
Resources
   Stepping Up for Change   153
   Key Themes in this Book   155
   Acknowledgments   157
   Index   161
   About the author   165

About the author:
John Izzo, Ph.D. is an award-winning author, corporate culture advocate, and global sustainability advocate. He obtained his Bachelor of Sociology from Hofstra University in 1978 then completed dual Masters degree programs (from McCormick Divinity School in Theology, simultaneously attending the Univesity of Chicago to complete a Masters in Organization Philosophy) He went on to earn his Ph.D. in Organizational Communication from Kent State University. Today he is one of North America's most prominent voices on finding more purpose in life and work. He has devoted the past 25 years of his life and career to facilitating deeper conversations about values. work, life, leadership and success. Since the age of 12, John Izzo wanted to do his part to inspire people. He has worked with thousands of leaders, professionals and front-line colleagues to foster workplaces of excellence, purpose, learning and renewal. His clients have ranged from high tech to high touch, hotels to hospitals, and from government agencies to entrepreneurial start-ups. Drawing on his early work in ministry and thousands of programs on creating "Spirited Workplaces," Izzo challenges people to strive to live their values, connect with each other and to humbly balance achievement with fulfillment.    Izzo has served on the faculties of The University of California -San Diego, and Kent State University.  John lives in vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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