The 7 Deadly Sins of Leadership

Why do leaders continually repeat the same mistakes? Why do leaders fall into obvious traps like micromanagement, poor delegation and not listening? And how do we fix and deal with these all too common issues? In The 7 Deadly Sins of Leadership Cameron Morrissey takes an in-depth look at the dangers, causes and justifications for front line leadership problems like lack of communication, poor hiring, and micromanagement. Stocked with Cameron's own real life experiences, you'll not only learn which sins you or your leader are most susceptible to through the self-assessments at the beginning of each section, you'll learn over 200 practical ways to begin dealing with them in your day to day life. By the end of this book you will have a better understanding of the nature of each of these leadership sins and how to chart a course for your personal and professional improvement. Contents: Gluttony - How to combat the negative behaviors of the "more is better" mentality Chapter 1 - No Delegation Chapter 2 - Micromanager Chapter 3 - Refuses to Simplify Pride - Dealing with selfishness and ego Chapter 4 - Never Listens Chapter 5 - Lack of Trust Chapter 6 - Poor Hiring & Promoting Greed - Ways in which hoarding corrupts our leadership Chapter 7 - Money Focus Chapter 8 - Indecisive with No Priorities Chapter 9 - Lack of Communication Lust - What to do about the effects of a lack of self-control Chapter 10 - Lack of Follow Through Chapter 11 - Short-term Focus Chapter 12 - Constant Reorganization Sloth - Why leaders succumb to doing as little as possible Chapter 13 - Lies Chapter 14 - Focus on Little Things Chapter 15 - No Passion Chapter 16 - No Creativity Envy - How to use ambition and not be used by it Chapter 17 - Perfectionist Chapter 18 - Irrational Comparisons Wrath - Maintaining control in the face of frustration Chapter 19 - Anger Chapter 20 - Prohibit Mistakes & Foster Blame Chapter 21 - Focus on Negative