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Tables of Contents for Throwing the Elephant
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword: What This Book Is About
xiii
Preface: On Elephants, and How They Are Different from People
xvii
Introduction: Buddha in Business
xxv
Personal Preparation
1
16
The Four or Five Truths
3
6
The Ninefold Path
9
4
Enlightening Up!
13
4
Zen and the Art of Managing Up
17
54
Basic: Handling the Elephant
19
47
Before the Elephant Arrives: You
20
4
Before the Elephant Arrives: It
24
2
Before the Elephant Arrives: It, Part 2
26
3
Meeting the Elephant
29
4
Greeting the Elephant
33
5
Learning the Elephant Tongue
38
5
Following Along after the Elephant
43
5
Feeding the Elephant
48
5
Watering the Elephant
53
2
Polishing the Elephant's Tusks
55
5
Complimenting the Elephant: Level One
60
3
Rejoicing with the Elephant When It Is Happy
63
3
Jollying the Elephant When It Is Sad
66
4
On the Importance of Enthusiasm
70
1
Intermediate: Managing the Elephant
71
106
Trusting the Elephant
72
5
Obeying the Elephant
77
4
Disobeying the Elephant
81
4
Complimenting the Elephant: Level Two
85
3
Educating the Elephant
88
4
Presenting Alternative Strategies to the Elephant
92
5
Convincing the Elephant That It Was the Elephant's Idea
97
2
Informing the Elephant of Bad News
99
4
Getting Credit from the Elephant for Work Well Done
103
3
Giving Credit to the Elephant for Work It Did Not Do
106
3
Having a Nice, No-Agenda Chat with the Elephant
109
3
When You and the Elephant Are out of Town
112
4
Getting Drunk with the Elephant
116
5
On Elephant Humor
121
6
Playing Golf with the Elephant
127
4
Facing the Angry Elephant
131
6
Leaving the Elephant Alone
137
2
Frightening the Elephant with Mice
139
3
Criticizing the Elephant
142
3
Fighting with the Elephant
145
5
Fighting Side by Side with the Elephant
150
1
Ignoring the Elephant in Spite of His Size and Weight
151
2
Showing Gratitude to the Elephant
153
2
Protecting the Elephant from Harm
155
4
When Elephants Collide
159
3
When the Elephant Has Gone off You for a While
162
4
When the Elephant Seems to Have Gone off You for Good
166
6
Transcending Love and Hatred of the Elephant
172
3
Exchanging Your Old Elephant for a New One
175
2
Advanced: Throwing the Elephant
177
23
Some Prefatory Remarks
178
2
Getting a Leash on the Elephant
180
3
Leading the Elephant
183
4
Mounting the Elephant
187
3
Riding the Elephant
190
3
Leveraging the Elephant
193
3
Throwing the Elephant
196
4
Epilogue: Finding the Elephant in You
200