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How to be a good leader: when you've never had one / Mick Hunt.

Hunt, Mick author. (Author). Brown, Les. foreword. (Added Author).

Summary:

"In How to Be a Good Leader When You've Never had One: The Blueprint for Modern Leadership, entrepreneur, podcaster, and leader, Mick Hunt, delivers a deeply honest story about leadership that offers hands-on insights and actionable frameworks you can apply at your organization today. The author provides strategies that are tailor-made for modern leaders who are engaging with a diverse workforce.After a powerful foreword by Les Brown, How to Be a Good Leader When You've Never had One marries proven leadership strategies forged in the real world with a fresh perspective on work that is inspiring and practical.Inside the book:A toolkit for modern leadership that leverages transparency, resilience, influence, listening, and visionPowerful case studies of real-life leaders – including soldiers, corporate executives, and healthcare leaders – who have found ways to overcome common leadership strategies and achieved extraordinary outcomesStrategies for addressing obstacles unique to leading a contemporary workforceAn exciting and inspiring new take on how to lead in the modern era, How to Be a Good Leader When You've Never had One is an essential resource for managers, executives, and other business leaders seeking an authentic, authoritative, and actionable playbook for the kind of leadership the world needs today." --Amazon.com

Record details

ISBN: 9781394357956
ISBN: 1394357958
Physical Description: 195 pages 23 cm.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Index included.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: The Promise.

Chapter 1: Great Leaders Aren't Good Leaders?

Chapter 2: False Aspirations: Why Don't You Want to Be a "Great" Leader; Leadership Versus Influence; Don't Be a Try-hard; Rolling It All Up into Good Leadership.

Chapter 3: The Six Traits of "Great" Leaders; Who Aren't Good Leaders; Six Ways to Lead Poorly; Bad Leaders Over-delegate and Call It "Empowerment"; What to Take Away from This.

Chapter 4: The Seven Becauses of Good Leaders; From Why to Because; Problems with Starting with Why; The Power of Because; A Living Because; Being Who You Are in Real Life.

Chapter 5: Identifying Your Core Leadership Strengths; How to Intergrade Non-leader Skills into a Leadership Role; Eight Ways to Stay Great at What You So While Leading It; Ten Troubleshooting Tips: When You Have No Experience in What You're Leading.

Chapter 6: How to Speak (and Write) Like a Leader; Good Leaders Talk Like This, Not That; Re-Organizing the C-suite; Leader Voice; Rehearsal (Yes, You Need This); A Bias Toward Action.

Chapter 7: How to Cast a Vision People Will Follow; Vision, The Problem Vision Solves; Visioneering; Be Positive About Your Vision; Les Brown's Impact.

Chapter 8: How to See the Best in People When They Give You Their Worst; The Pitfalls of Punishment; A Better Route; Kristi's Big Lesson.

Chapter 9: The Ten Unbreakable Rules for Trustworthy Leadership; Lesson #1: Don't Lie, Even by Omission, Lesson #2 Never Judge in Public; Lesson #3: Never Steal the Credit; Lesson #4: Never Blame; Lesson #5: Never Resist Feedback; Lesson #6: Never Overlook Small Wins; Lesson #7: Never Isolate Yourself; Lesson #8: Never Avoid Difficult Conversations; Lesson #9: Never Overpromise and Underdeliver; Lesson #10: Never Neglect Continuous Learning.

Chapter 10: How to Bow Out Gracefully; Mark Passes the Reins; The Point of Leaving; How to Be Grateful; Passing the Torch; Avoiding Resentment; Mitigating Regret.

Chapter 11: Calm, Cool. Collected: Leading Under Intense Pressure; Being Mindful; A Leader's Moment.

Chapter 12: Your Leadership DNA; The Four Leadership Archetypes

Chapter 13: The Vision and Strategy of Apex Leaders; Learn from the Best: Marco, the Apex Leader.

Chapter 14: The Energy and Momentum of Ignitor Leaders; Learn from the Best: Laquesha, the Ignitor Leader.

Chapter 15: The Structure and Precision of Forge Leaders; Learn from the Best: Harris, the Forge Leader.

Chapter 16: The Trust and Collaboration of Nexus Leaders; Learn from the Best: Franklin, the Nexus Leader.

Chapter 17: The Single Most Critical Insight for Mastering Leadership; You Are a Steward; Not the Star; Team Before Spotlight; Feedback Is Your Best Friend; Conflict Means Growth; Vision Needs Action; The Strongest Mindset is Resilience; Serve Before Demanding; Stay True to Your Core; Evolve; Own Everything.