Mick Hunt

How to Be a Good Leader When You've Never had One (eBook, PDF)

The Blueprint for Modern Leadership

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A powerful leadership instruction manual designed to help you bring out the best in your team members

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 vision
• Powerful 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 outcomes
• Strategies for addressing obstacles unique to leading a contemporary workforce

An 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781394357970
• Artikelnr.: 75411405

Autorenporträt

MICK HUNT is a renowned leader, entrepreneur, and co-host of the popular Mick Unplugged podcast. He is the creator of the revolutionary MICK Factor framework, which challenges outdated leadership norms and inspires leaders to cultivate trust, foster creativity, and deliver extraordinary results.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Les Brown ix
Introduction: The Promise 1
Chapter 1 Great Leaders Aren't Good Leaders? 19
Chapter 2 False Aspirations: Why You Don't Want to Be a "Great" Leader 31
Leadership Versus Influence 32
Don't Be a Try-hard 33
Rolling It All Up into Good Leadership 40
Chapter 3 The Six Traits of "Great" Leaders Who Aren't Good Leaders 41
Six Ways to Lead Poorly 42
Bad Leaders Over-delegate and Call It "Empowerment" 48
What to Take Away from This 52
Chapter 4 The Seven Becauses of Good Leaders 53
From Why to Because 53
Problems with Starting with Why 54
The Power of Because 55
A Living Because 58
Being Who You Are in Real Life 61
Chapter 5 Identifying Your Core Leadership Strengths 65
How to Integrate Non-leader Skills into a Leadership Role 66
Eight Ways to Stay Great at What You Do While Leading It 67
Ten Troubleshooting Tips: When You Have No Experience in What You're
Leading 75
Chapter 6 How to Speak (and Write) Like a Leader 81
Good Leaders Talk Like This, Not That 81
Reorganizing the C-suite 85
Leader Voice 88
Rehearsal (Yes, You Need This) 88
A Bias Toward Action 89
Chapter 7 How to Cast a Vision People Will Follow 91
Vision 92
The Problem a Vision Solves 93
Visioneering 95
Be Positive About Your Vision 97
Les Brown's Impact 99
Chapter 8 How to See the Best in People When They Give You Their Worst 101
The Pitfalls of Punishment 102
A Better Route 103
Kristi's Big Lesson 106
Chapter 9 The Ten Unbreakable Rules for Trustworthy Leadership 109
Lesson #1: Don't Lie, Even by Omission 110
Lesson #2: Never Judge in Public 112
Lesson #3: Never Steal the Credit 113
Lesson #4: Never Blame 114
Lesson #5: Never Resist Feedback 115
Lesson #6: Never Overlook Small Wins 116
Lesson #7: Never Isolate Yourself 117
Lesson #8: Never Avoid Difficult Conversations 118
Lesson #9: Never Overpromise and Underdeliver 120
Lesson #10: Never Neglect Continuous Learning 122
Chapter 10 How to Bow Out Gracefully 125
Mark Passes the Reins 125
The Point of Leaving 126
How to Be Grateful 127
Passing the Torch 128
Avoiding Resentment 129
Mitigating Regret 130
Chapter 11 Calm, Cool, Collected: Leading Under Intense Pressure 133
Being Mindful 136
A Leader's Moment 137
Chapter 12 Your Leadership DNA 139
The Four Leadership Archetypes 140
Chapter 13 The Vision and Strategy of Apex Leaders 145
Learn from the Best: Marco, the Apex Leader 146
Chapter 14 The Energy and Momentum of Ignitor Leaders 151
Learn from the Best: Laquesha, the Ignitor Leader 152
Chapter 15 The Structure and Precision of Forge Leaders 157
Learn from the Best: Harris, the Forge Leader 158
Chapter 16 The Trust and Collaboration of Nexus Leaders 163
Learn from the Best: Franklin, the Nexus Leader 164
Chapter 17 The Single Most Critical Insight for Mastering Leadership 171
You Are a Steward, Not the Star 172
Team Before Spotlight 173
Feedback Is Your Best Friend 173
Conflict Means Growth 174
Vision Needs Action 175
The Strongest Mindset Is Resilience 175
Serve Before Demanding 176
Stay True to Your Core 177
Evolve 177
Own Everything 178
What's Next? 181
Tell Me What You Think 183
About the Author 185
Index 187