How NOT to Lead

Discover the behaviors and habits you need to avoid to become the best leader you can be How NOT to Lead: Lessons Every Manager Can Learn from Dumpster Chickens, Mushroom Farmers, and Other Office Offenders is a timely and lively discussion of the mistakes and missteps that many leaders make as they do their best to guide their teams to success and achievement. Cybersecurity veteran and author Dr. Chase Cunningham walks you through a variety of failed-leader archetypes-including the Dumpster Chicken, the Mushroom Farmer, the Unicorn Chaser, and the Cat Herder-as well as timeless lessons and in-depth case studies that highlight the real-world application of the concepts discussed in the book. You'll learn to improve your planning, strategy, and execution by dodging the pitfalls that have tripped up so many leaders before you. You'll get actionable habits and behaviors and specific solutions to common, hard-to-solve problems faced by leaders in every industry and every country. An ideal resource with lessons you can implement immediately to develop your leadership skills faster and smarter, How NOT to Lead will earn a place on the desks of managers, executives, directors, and other business leaders, as well as entrepreneurs, founders, team leaders, human resources executives, and anyone else with an interest in fulfilling their leadership potential.