Management Mess to Leadership Success

A FranklinCovey executive’s “raw and real” guide to avoiding and overcoming mistakes to become a more effective leader (Daniel H. Pink).
 
Millions have read the all-time global best seller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey. Both leaders and individuals have been inspired and transformed by its universal principles of effectiveness, including Scott Jeffrey Miller. Miller, a student and personal friend of Stephen R. Covey, is now the new millennial voice of FranklinCovey leadership.
 
Scott Jeffrey Miller knows what it’s like to fail. He was demoted from his first leadership position after only three weeks—and that’s just one of several messy management experiences on his two-decade journey to leadership success. Scott’s not alone. Everyone fails. But something sets Scott apart: his transparency and willingness to openly share his story in a way that is forthright, relatable, and applicable.
 
In this book you’ll find thirty leadership challenges that can, when applied, change how you manage yourself, lead others, and produce results. This wisdom was learned through hard knocks and honed by Stephen R. Covey and the FranklinCovey team through years of research and corporate training experience, and will teach you how to:
 
·       Lead difficult conversations and celebrate success.
·       Inspire trust, actively listen, and challenge paradigms.
·       Put the right people in the right roles.
·       Create a clear and actionable vision for your team.
·       Accomplish your organization’s Wildly Important Goals®.
·       Get the right results―in the right way.
·       Become the leader you would follow.
 
“Full of humorous moments [and] also densely packed with practical tips—all drawn from world-class management wisdom—that will help you get out of your own way.” —Liz Wiseman, author of Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter