The 7 Deadly Sins of Leadership: And How to Overcome Them in Yourself and Others

ISBN-13: 9781500380434 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 228 str.

Cameron L. Morrissey

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Why do leaders continually repeat the same mistakes?
Why do leaders fall into obvious traps like micromanagement, poor delegation and not listening?
And how do we fix and deal with these all too common issues?
In The 7 Deadly Sins of Leadership Cameron Morrissey takes an in-depth look at the dangers, causes and justifications for front line leadership problems like lack of communication, poor hiring, and micromanagement. Stocked with Cameron's own real life experiences, you'll not only learn which sins you or your leader are most susceptible to through the self-assessments at the beginning of each section, you'll learn over 200 practical ways to begin dealing with them in your day to day life. By the end of this book you will have a better understanding of the nature of each of these leadership sins and how to chart a course for your personal and professional improvement.
Contents:
Gluttony - How to combat the negative behaviors of the "more is better" mentality

• Chapter 1 - No Delegation
• Chapter 2 - Micromanager
• Chapter 3 - Refuses to Simplify

Pride - Dealing with selfishness and ego

• Chapter 4 - Never Listens
• Chapter 5 - Lack of Trust
• Chapter 6 - Poor Hiring & Promoting

Greed - Ways in which hoarding corrupts our leadership

• Chapter 7 - Money Focus
• Chapter 8 - Indecisive with No Priorities
• Chapter 9 - Lack of Communication

Lust - What to do about the effects of a lack of self-control

• Chapter 10 - Lack of Follow Through
• Chapter 11 - Short-term Focus
• Chapter 12 - Constant Reorganization

Sloth - Why leaders succumb to doing as little as possible

• Chapter 13 - Lies
• Chapter 14 - Focus on Little Things
• Chapter 15 - No Passion
• Chapter 16 - No Creativity

Envy - How to use ambition and not be used by it

• Chapter 17 - Perfectionist
• Chapter 18 - Irrational Comparisons

Wrath - Maintaining control in the face of frustration

• Chapter 19 - Anger
• Chapter 20 - Prohibit Mistakes & Foster Blame
• Chapter 21 - Focus on Negative

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