Everyday Leadership

This engaging book presents useful frameworks, key ideas, and practical techniques - all grounded in scientific research - to help you lead better on a day-to-day basis. Whether you are moving into your first leadership role or are already a leader and looking to expand your purview and skillset, this is an essential resource for understanding leadership. Recognizing that a one-size-fits-all leadership approach isn't always possible, Everyday Leadership encourages you to develop your own leader mindset. It gives a foundational overview of what leadership is, what makes leaders effective, and how to think systematically about organizations and teams. Translating science into accessible and practical language, it also offers general guidance for those who are interested in expanding their skills and knowledge. These teachings are supported by easy-to-follow reflective questions and exercises, allowing you to put these ideas into practice and develop a leadership practice that works best for you. At a time when people need to be empowered to lead, it will encourage you to truly think about what it means to lead other people in work and in life. Providing a toolkit that covers basic theories, concepts, and practices in leadership research, this book is a go-to resource for all leaders wherever you are in your leadership journey.

Ross Blankenship, PhD, is an organizational psychologist, executive coach, and a lecturer at the University of Virginia, USA. He is the founder of the leadership coaching and consulting firm Tuesday Advisors, and author of Assessing CEOs and Senior Leaders. Learn more about his work at rossblankenship.io.

Introduction: Who You Are is How You Lead 1. What We Talk about When We Talk about Leadership 2. What a Leader Does 3. How the Task of Leadership Evolves 4. Learning How You Practice Leadership 5. What are You Trying to Accomplish? 6. What Do You Owe the People You Lead? Afterward: Now What? Workbook: Putting the Book to Work