Preface
Introduction: Even Effective Leaders Have Blinds Spots and Bad Habits
Chapter 1: Being Inconsistent
Chapter 2: Relying Too Much on Email
Chapter 3: Talking About How Busy You Are
Chapter 4: Failing to Give Gratitude
Chapter 5: Inappropriate Social Media Use
Chapter 6: Making Hiring Decisions Based on Implicit Bias
Chapter 7: Conflating Authority with Influence
Chapter 8: Neglecting Mental and Physical Self-Care
Chapter 9: Avoiding Difficult Conversations
Chapter 10: Engaging in Subtle Favoritism
Chapter 11: Trying to Always Win an Argument
Chapter 12: Devaluing Support Staff and their Impact
Chapter 13: Not Holding People Accountable
Chapter 14: Having an Overwhelming Need to be “Me”
Chapter 15: Not Being Solid with your Family
Chapter 16: Talking Way Too Much
Chapter 17: Managing Too Much Minutiae
Chapter 18: Unprofessional Dress Habits
Chapter 19: Accepting Silence as Agreement
Chapter 20: Being Consistently Late to Meetings
Chapter 21: Transferring Ownership for Poor Outcomes
Chapter 22: Not Adapting Language to Fit your Audience
Chapter 23: Getting on the Wrong Side of Important Gatekeepers
Chapter 24: Associating Mistakes with Failure Rather than Opportunity
Chapter 25: Not Intentionally Planning and Scheduling
Chapter 26: Tolerating Poor Organizational Culture
Chapter 27: Throwing Others Under the Bus
Chapter 28: Failing to Focus on Continuous Improvement
Chapter 29: Delegating Up
Chapter 30: Misreading Reality
Chapter 31: Being a Bad Communicator
Chapter 32: Lack of Patience with Outcomes
Chapter 33: Rating Employees by One’s Own Personal Measuring Stick
Chapter 34: Seeking Comfort over Discomfort
Chapter 35: Tolerating Subpar Performance
Chapter 36: Focusing on how Things “Should Be” Rather than How they Are
Chapter 37: Overthinking How to Move Forward
Chapter 38: Confusing Others’ Interests with Your Own
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