How NOT to Lead: Lessons Every Manager Can Learn from Dumpster Chickens, Mushroom Farmers, and Other Office Offenders

by Chase Cunningham

An engaging discussion of costly and avoidable leadership mistakes In How NOT To Lead , veteran cybersecurity executive and author Dr. Chase Cunningham turns the traditional “leadership book” on its head to show you exactly what you need to avoid doing to build your leadership skills. The author provides specific and actionable examples of behaviors and habits that dramatically undercut your performance as a leader, demonstrating how you can avoid these common pitfalls and mistakes. In the book, you’ll discover how to get better at planning, strategizing, and executing your way into the future with skill and confidence. You’ll also Perfect for managers, executives, directors, and other business leaders, How NOT To Lead is the insightful, hands-on roadmap you need to dodge the uncountable obstacles and wrong turns that pepper the leadership landscape.

224 pages, Hardcover

Published January 24, 2024

Reviews

[Grace Savides · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny, irreverent, and bringing his wide range of experience from the military and private sector alike, this is a book that should be required reading for every manager. Instead of a bunch of boring platitudes about getting the best out of people, we get stories with hard lessons about how to take accountability, lead effectively, and understand what drives people from an insanely funny writer who's seen it all.