title: Fables for Leaders
author: John Lubans
description: A renowned artist, Batrice Coron, works in a variety of media from Tyvec to steel. Her work is collected by major museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She resides and works in New York City. Her website displays the span and diversity of her artistic imagination: http://www.beatricecoron.com.
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  ## Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  * [**Preface**](9780062383143_Preface.xhtml#pre)
  
  
  * [Introduction: Things Are Bad—Here’s Why](9780062383143_Introduction.xhtml#int)
  
  
  * [**1** Why Inspiration and Fables Cause Problems and Fix Nothing](9780062383143_Chapter_1.xhtml#ch1)
  
  
  * [**2** Modesty: Why Leaders Aren’t](9780062383143_Chapter_2.xhtml#ch2)
  
  
  * [**3** Authenticity: Misunderstood and Overrated](9780062383143_Chapter_3.xhtml#ch3)
  
  
  * [**4** Should Leaders Tell the Truth—and Do They?](9780062383143_Chapter_4.xhtml#ch4)
  
  
  * [**5** Trust: Where Did It Go, and Why?](9780062383143_Chapter_5.xhtml#ch5)
  
  
  * [**6** Why Leaders “Eat” First](9780062383143_Chapter_6.xhtml#ch6)
  
  
  * [**7** Take Care of Yourself](9780062383143_Chapter_7.xhtml#ch7)
  
  
  * [**8** Fixing Leadership Failures: You _Can_ Handle the Truth](9780062383143_Chapter_8.xhtml#ch8)
  
  
  * [**Acknowledgments**](9780062383143_Acknowledgments.xhtml#ac