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Great Leaders Have No Rules:Contrarian Leadership Principles to Transform Your Team and Business
Kevin Kruse knows two things about leadership that most people do not
First, leadership is a superpower.
Second, almost everything we’ve been taught about leadership is wrong.
In Great Leaders Have No Rules, New York Times bestselling author and highly successful entrepreneur Kevin Kruse debunks popular wisdom with ten contrarian principles for better, faster, easier leadership. Grounded in solid research and three decades of entrepreneurial experience, this book has one to teach you how to be both the boss everyone wants to work for and the high achiever every CEO wants to hire—all without drama, stress, or endless hours in the office
Inspired by Kruse's viral article "Why Successful Leaders Don't Have an Open Door Policy," this contrarian approach to leadership reveals why you should throw out the rulebook and instead play favorites, crowd your calendar, tell employees everything (even salaries), stay out of meetings, hide your phone, and more. Kruse makes the case for these principles with engaging real-world stories and case studies, and shows how to use this wisdom to buck the trend and become more effective. He also shares applications beyond the office—at home, in sales, in sports, and more. Ultimately, his advice empowers you to focus on what matters, which is the key to success for you, your employees, and your company.
First, leadership is a superpower.
Second, almost everything we’ve been taught about leadership is wrong.
In Great Leaders Have No Rules, New York Times bestselling author and highly successful entrepreneur Kevin Kruse debunks popular wisdom with ten contrarian principles for better, faster, easier leadership. Grounded in solid research and three decades of entrepreneurial experience, this book has one to teach you how to be both the boss everyone wants to work for and the high achiever every CEO wants to hire—all without drama, stress, or endless hours in the office
Inspired by Kruse's viral article "Why Successful Leaders Don't Have an Open Door Policy," this contrarian approach to leadership reveals why you should throw out the rulebook and instead play favorites, crowd your calendar, tell employees everything (even salaries), stay out of meetings, hide your phone, and more. Kruse makes the case for these principles with engaging real-world stories and case studies, and shows how to use this wisdom to buck the trend and become more effective. He also shares applications beyond the office—at home, in sales, in sports, and more. Ultimately, his advice empowers you to focus on what matters, which is the key to success for you, your employees, and your company.
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256 pages, Hardcover
Published April 2, 2019
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September 13, 2019
Kevin Krus has a great way of telling the stories and principals, the way he talks about those he interviewed, and he makes considerable opinions.
He advices you on how to save your time and improve productivity.
It's full of insightful information to benefit leaders and help them focus on both people and business profits.
I personally liked the chapter on “show weakness”, In this chapter he talks about building trust using stories in his discussions.
He advices you on how to save your time and improve productivity.
It's full of insightful information to benefit leaders and help them focus on both people and business profits.
I personally liked the chapter on “show weakness”, In this chapter he talks about building trust using stories in his discussions.
December 28, 2020
Some interesting ideas but very 'Swiss Tony' in places: managing a team is like making love to a beautiful car etc
December 3, 2019
Some of the principles felt click-baity in their titles, but the actual principles and recommendations are great. I've already started implementing some as I've been reading. Overall good advice!
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