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Take The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to an Entirely New Level with this Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author!
Management Mess to Leadership Success by Scott Jeffrey Miller is a transformative guide that stands out amidst the vast array of books about leadership. Drawing from his own experiences, including failures and setbacks, Miller offers a refreshing perspective on honed skills and leadership development.
Successful leadership and management. In this book, Miller will candidly share his story from demotion in his first leadership role to eventual success, weaving in lessons learned from Stephen R. Covey's timeless principles outlined in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Through 30 leadership challenges, readers are invited to confront and overcome their own management messes, to ultimately become the leader they aspire to be.
Transparency and Relatability. Backed by years of research and corporate training experience, the wisdom imparted in this book has the potential to transform and inspire leaders at all levels. Highlighted by the Wall Street Journal as one of the best books on leadership, Management Mess to Leadership Success offers practical strategies to producing lasting results, both personally and professionally.
Inside you’ll find:
- Practices to help you manage yourself more effectively and lead others with confidence
- Tips to help you navigate the complexities of modern leadership and management
- Invaluable guidance for anyone seeking to enhance their leadership skills
If you enjoy books on leadership such as The Wisdom of the Bullfrog, The Leadership Challenge and Your Leadership Moment, then Management Mess to Leadership Success is the right book for you!
"With his signature wit and honesty, Scott Miller lays bare his own leadership follies and illustrates how easily we get trapped in self-centered management. This book is not only full of humorous moments on every page, it's also densely packed with practical tips―all drawn from world-class management wisdom―that will help you get out of your own way and be the leader everyone wants to follow."
―Liz Wiseman, Author of Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
"Why should anyone follow you? That's the question at the heart of Scott Miller's raw and real new book. He lays out 30 powerful principles to help you answer that question to become the leader you were meant to be. And he does so with authenticity and vulnerability that demand you pay attention."
―Daniel H. Pink, Author of When, To Sell Is Human, and Drive
"With laugh-out-loud humor and unconventional wisdom, Miller offers a must-read leadership book to guide leaders striving for more--more impact, more understanding, more vision, more purpose. Management Mess to Leadership Success will provide you with the tools to become the leader you would choose to follow."
―Karen Dillon, Author of The Harvard Business Review Guide to Office Politics
"Honest, heartfelt, and generous, this is the new classic on authentic leadership."
―Seth Godin, Author of This Is Marketing
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part 1: Lead Yourself
- Challenge 1: Demonstrate Humility
- Challenge 2: Think Abundantly
- Challenge 3: Listen First
- Challenge 4: Declare Your Intent
- Challenge 5: Make and Keep Commitments
- Challenge 6: Carry Your Own Weather
- Challenge 7: Inspire Trust
- Challenge 8: Model Work/Life Balance
- Challenge 9: Place the Right People in the Right Roles
- Challenge 10: Make Time for Relationships
- Challenge 11: Check Your Paradigms
- Challenge 12: Lead Difficult Conversations
- Challenge 13: Talk Straight
- Challenge 14: Balance Courage and Consideration
- Challenge 15: Show Loyalty
- Challenge 16: Make It Safe to Tell the Truth
- Challenge 17: Right Wrongs
- Challenge 18: Coach Continuously
- Challenge 19: Protect Your Team Against Urgencies
- Challenge 20: Hold Regular 1-on-1s
- Challenge 21: Allow Others To Be Smart
Part 3: Get Results
- Challenge 22: Create Vision
- Challenge 23: Identify the Wildly Important Goals (WIGs)
- Challenge 24: Align Actions With the Wildly Important Goals
- Challenge 25: Ensure Your Systems Support Your Mission
- Challenge 26: Deliver Results
- Challenge 27: Celebrate Wins
- Challenge 28: Make High-Value Decisions
- Challenge 29: Lead Through Change
- Challenge 30: Get Better
What About Character?
Challenge Sources
Acknowledgements
Notes and References
Index