• Cover

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• Title Page

  Page III

• Copyright Page

  Page IV

• Table of Contents

  Page VII

• Preface

  Page IX

• Acknowledgments

  Page XI

• Introduction: The Relevance of Camelot to Today’s Leaders and Institutions

  Page XIII

• Before We Begin: A Quick Review of Arthur’s Life

  Page XVII

• Chapter 1. Finding Merlin: Getting a Mentor and Plugging the Brain Drain

  Page 1

• Chapter 2. Becoming a Fish: Walking in Another’s Shoes and Gaining Empathy

  Page 13

• Chapter 3. Might for Right: Developing a Plan with Mission, Vision, and Values

  Page 23

• Chapter 4. Equal Justice: Reevaluating and Reinnovating

  Page 35

• Chapter 5. Creating a Round Table: Assembling the Right Team

  Page 45

• Chapter 6. How to Be the Best Knight: Marrying Method and Manner

  Page 55

• Chapter 7. Pursuing the Holy Grail: Rallying around a Common Goal

  Page 65

• Chapter 8. Picking Your Battles: Navigating through Your Audience and Environment

  Page 73

• Chapter 9. When Others Use Cannon: Expecting the Unexpected

  Page 83

• Chapter 10. Realism and Idealism: Balancing Vision and Execution

  Page 91

• Chapter 11. Joust for Fun: Dealing with Boundary Issues

  Page 101

• Chapter 12. Dutiful versus Inspired Thinking: Being Inside and Outside the Box

  Page 109

• Chapter 13. Passing the Candle: Planning for Succession

  Page 119

• Chapter 14. Destiny and Legacy: Making Your Personal and Professional Mark

  Page 127

• Chapter 15. Final Thoughts: The Camelot Wisdom Top 10

  Page 137

• Notes

  Page 139

• Index

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The many examples of popular movies, television shows, books, comics, and theatrical plays based upon the character of King Arthur or stories of Camelot provide proof of how firmly rooted they are in mainstream culture. Accordingly, King Arthur and Camelot provide a perfect vehicle to communicate important leadership and management concepts that are completely applicable to today's institutionsÑlessons that the author appropriately terms "Camelot wisdom," as opposed to "conventional wisdom."||Camelot, Inc.: Leadership and Management Insights from King Arthur and the Round Table traces Arthur's evolution from awkward youth to compassionate King to tired ruler, explaining how he learned, developed his leadership philosophy, established a vision and mission, created success, communicated, and failed to confront issues, leading to his decline. This unprecedented examination of Arthur's life illuminates many of today's most pressing leadership challenges, including retaining knowledge; developing coherent plans and proposals; building internal and external advocacy; performing effective negotiation, team building, and success planning; maintaining ethical standards, innovation, and flexibility; and moving from vision to execution.