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Once we learned how important BUs are, we thought we had our research breakthrough. Then, we realized something even more exciting: not all BUs are created equal. While great managers exhibit dozens of BUs, there is a foundational set of seven that come up in more contexts than any other. We call these the Core BUs. They are the small but mighty behaviors we will focus on in Part I of this book. What are these tiny champions of the leadership world? We are proud to present each one, chapter by chapter:

 Chapter 1: Q-step

 Chapter 2: Playback

 Chapter 3: Deblur

 Chapter 4: Validate

 Chapter 5: Linkup

 Chapter 6: Pause

 Chapter 7: Extract

Once you are familiar with the Core BUs, you will be ready to graduate to Part II of this book, which is based on our most popular workshops at LifeLabs Learning. In each chapter, we will show you how to string various BUs together to form the eight Core Skills of great managers.

While BUs are micro-behaviors, skills are packages of different BUs and tools mixed together to help you handle an even broader range of obstacles and opportunities. As an analogy, think of knowing the alphabet as a BU and of writing as a skill. Based on our manager research, we found that, just as not all BUs are created equal, not all skills are equally versatile. So, in Part II, we'll bring you only the skills we refer to as the “tipping point skills.” These are the skills that “tip” over into the widest number of domains, making the biggest impact in the shortest time. What are these famed Core Skills? Drum roll please … the skills you will be learning throughout Part II of this book are:

 Chapter 8: Coaching Skills

 Chapter 9: Feedback Skills

 Chapter 10: Productivity Skills

 Chapter 11: Effective One-on-Ones

 Chapter 12: Strategic Thinking

 Chapter 13: Meetings Mastery

 Chapter 14: Leading Change

 Chapter 15: People Development

Think of the Core BUs as your leadership Swiss Army knife. A single Swiss Army knife has a small set of tools, and yet this finite set alone will let you open canned foods, start a fire, make repairs, defend yourself, trim your nails, remove splinters, and infinite other things. In the same way, the Core BUs will get you through just about any leadership challenge and fit neatly into the pocket of your memory. Each time you learn how to use different Swiss Army knife tools to achieve a result, you learn a new skill. That's what the Core Skills throughout this book will help you do: rapidly combine different BUs and tools to become a great manager faster.