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The Leader Habit

Master the Skills You Need to Lead in Just Minutes a Day

Martin Lanik

AMACOM, 2018

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Leadership is a collection of habits. If you learn to develop the right ones, you can become a better leader. To that end, leadership development expert Martin Lanik details his “Leader Habit Formula,” which guides you in linking leadership actions to specific cues, or “microbehaviors,” until they become habitual. Lanik lists a long menu of cues and behaviors, so diligent and patient readers will gain the most from his method. He asserts that reading leadership books isn’t a productive way to learn to lead, but he sells himself – and the genre – short, as readers will discover to their pleasure.

Take-Aways

Leaders should be strong communicators, good planners, strategic thinkers and able delegators.
Research indicates that 70% of leadership attributes are skills that people can develop, while 30% are innate.
Follow the “Leader Habit Formula,” a scientific approach to behavioral change.

About the Author

Martin Lanik is CEO of Pinsight, a consultancy that has worked on leadership development solutions with people in 30 countries. You can take Lanik’s free Leader Habit Quiz at www.leaderhabit.com.

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B. C. 5 years ago

Effective further development of each habit through inclusion of micro behaviors that underlie each habit.

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