Table of Contents

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

I. Attitude Instincts.

Get Married Again-Your Spouse Won't Mind.

Corner Office Instinct 1: Find a Corporate Soul Mate.

2. What's Love Got to Do with It?

Corner Office Instinct 2: Have a Passionate Love Affair with the Office. 

3. Put Down you Fingers and Listen.

Corner Office Instinct 3: If Someone Is Talking to You, Return the Favor and Listen.

4. Of Course I want Your Opinion-As Long as It is the Same as Mine.

Corner Office Instinct 4: Take Pride in Sharing the Spotlight.

5. Check for Blocked Arteries.

Corner Office Instinct 5: It's Okay to Take It Personally.

6. I Rest My Case, Your Honor.

Corner Office Instinct 6: Protect, Honor, and Defend Those Who Work for You.

7. 9 to 5 Was Just a Movie.

Corner Office Instinct 7: Jobs Have Time Clocks-Careers Don't.

II: PERFORMANCE INSTINCTS.

8. Open 24 Hours.

Corner Office Instinct 8: Smart Always Beats Fast.

9. Never Leave the Office Without It-A Nutcracker, That Is.

Corner Office Instinct 9: Use the World Outside Your Office as Your Muse.

10. Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace and Possibly Your Career.

Corner Office Instinct 10: Find Your Voice and Never Take It for Granted.

11. Working the Room Is Not Just for Politicians.

Corner Office Instinct 11: Be Seen, Be Heard, and Be Approachable.

12. Sometimes Our Have to Face the Firing Squad-Sometimes You Are the Firing Squad.

Corner Office Instinct 12: Always Remain Objective When Evaluating Talent.

13. Oops, and Other Important Words to Lead By.

Corner Office Instinct 13: Have the Confidence to Admit Your Mistakes and to Ask Others for Help.

14. If they Give It, Take It: Take All of It.

Corner Office Instinct 14: Recharging and Reenergizing Is a Requirement.

15. Honey, When Did We have a Third Child?

Corner office Instinct 15: Make Our Personal Life a Priority.

Index.

About the Author

Scott Aylward (San Diego, CA) and Pattye Moore (Edmund, OK) are co-founders of INSTINCTS, LLC, a company dedicated to helping up-and-coming executives develop their leadership instincts.

Prior to founding INSTINCTS, Pattye was president of Sonic Corp., parent company for Sonic, America's Drive-in, the largest drive-in restaurant chain in the?U.S. with over 3,000 locations. Scott was Chairman and CEO of Barkley Evergreen & Partners, the largest employee owned advertising agency in the country with nearly 400 employees.? For 10 years, Scott and Pattye worked together and over?time developed a working relationship that was unique to the corporate world of today. This relationship, while structured as client/agency, was built upon unconditional trust, mutual respect, an unrelenting passion to succeed and a desire to have those around them, truly enjoy the journey.?The result was a working relationship that allowed them to build the Sonic brand and lead both of their companies to year after year of record growth.