Yes You're a Leader!: A Practical Guide to Leadership for Real People

Offering an array of fresh innovations to remedy the most daunting leadership challenges of todays complex and rapidly evolving world this practical how-to guide is for anyone who has ever had qualms about his or her lack of leadership experience or imagined limitations.Everyone in a leadership or management role wants a quick and effective solution to the most severe problems. This book enables even a novice to proactively work through the largest challenges. Rather than providing clichés or superficial advice the authors leverage the most impactful examples of key elements of leadership in a practical way that readers can translate to their own situations no matter if they are in charge of a for-profit not-for-profit educational religious family or social organization. The questions for analysis in each chapter specifically guide readers as they apply the material to their own experiences and challenges making the insights pragmatic relevant and immediately useful.The book presents innovative tools and techniques such as the use of Pascals Wager to make momentous decisions despite gaps in relevant data and an uncertain future as well as a way to reduce or eliminate the career-ending threat of any readers most severe Achilles heel vulnerabilities. The time management chapter supplies dozens of pragmatic ideas to do more in less time―and do it better; the chapter on Quicksand Quadrants enables any leader to quickly assess the optimal mix of approaches in any situation. It all adds up to an essential―and user-friendly―manual for every leader at every level.Explains how to be a transformational leader under even the worst conditionsProvides an analytical tool that helps leaders to identify the pros and cons of various options and steer clear of disastrous errorsReinvents mentoring and feedback for time-crunched leadersIllustrates the importance of becoming a mature leader in a millennial worldShows how to multiply creativity and agility in a hypercompetitive environment