My last blog on must-reads from my Leadership Book Club generated interest and some good recommendations. Here are two more excellent books that I have found myself recommending since I read them earlier in the year. Both explore human behaviour and decision-making, and challenge us to rethink how we operate as individuals and as leaders.
‘My showstopper is getting stuck in detail. It’s time consuming and takes my attention away from what I know is important.’
The first step is to agree on the key priorities – this means what you will drop as well as what you will boost. The next is to align executive behaviour and communication within the leadership team around those priorities.