The Leadership Killer: Reclaiming Humility in an Age of Arrogance

by Bill Treasurer, John R Havlik

Overview

There are plenty of leadership how-to books, filled with advice such as "Just do this to get ahead!" Lots of books tell you how to become a leader, this book tells you how to stay successful once you've gotten into a leadership role.

The Leadership Killer: Reclaiming Humility in an Age of Arrogance aims to help aspiring, early-stage, and experienced leaders alike answer a critical question:

"How will I use my leadership power?"

Co-authored by globally renowned author and executive development trainer Bill Treasurer and retired U.S. Navy SEAL Captain John Havlik, this book unites civilian and military experiences to explore precisely why some good leaders go bad, so you can avoid their mistakes. With decades worth of insight drawn from leading elite military special operations teams, global companies and organizations, The Leadership Killerincludes insightful stories and actionable strategies for becoming, and more importantly, staying, a more effective, confident and humble leader.

The Leadership Killer: Reclaiming Humility in an Age of Arrogance exposes hubris, the single most lethal leadership flaw. Being a good leader doesn't require being a bad person, and if you know what to look out for, Treasurer and Havlik point out, you can keep your ego and hubris in check and become (and stay) a leader who is effective, successful, and good.

With plenty of books written already on how to succeed as a leader, Bill Treasurer and John Havlik offer us something new and greatly needed - practical wisdom on how to survive leadership success.

--John R. Ryan, President and CEO, Center for Creative Leadership, Vice Admiral, United States Navy (Retired)

"The Leadership Killer is the literary equivalent of a super tough workout or a day of SEAL training...a book every leader must read."

-- Rear Admiral Kerry Metz, USN (Retired), Former SEAL and first Commander of Special Operations Command North.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781948058131
Publisher:	Little Leaps Press, Inc.
Publication date:	09/15/2018
Pages:	148
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.32(d)

About the Author

Bill Treasurer is the founder of Giant Leap Consulting and author of five books on courage and leadership, including the international bestseller, Courage Goes to Work. Giant Leap has led over 1,000 leadership programs across the world for clients that include NASA, Saks Fifth Avenue, UBS Bank, and eBay. Treasurer is a former member of the U.S. High Diving Team, and attended West Virginia University on a full athletic scholarship. @BTreasurer www.BillTreasurer.com

CAPT John "Coach" Havlik, U.S. Navy SEAL (Retired), led special operations teams around the world during his 31-year naval career, to include the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, the SEAL's most elite operational unit. CAPT Havlik was a nationally-ranked swimmer, and is a member of the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame and Mountaineer Legends Society. @CoachHavlik www.CoachHavlik.com

Table of Contents

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION: EGO AND THE HARVEST OF MISDIRECTED POWER

CHAPTER 1: SCARY LEADERS

CHAPTER 2: THE KILLER WITHIN

CHAPTER 3: POINTS OF PRESSURE

CHAPTER 4: “PREYING” FOR YOUR SUCCESS

CHAPTER 5: ALL HAIL SUPREME GENERAL HUBRIS

CHAPTER 6: LEADERSHIP STARTS AT THE BOTTOM

CHAPTER 7: LIVING LEADERSHIP

BONUS SECTION: TEN TIPS FOR THRIVING LEADERSHIP

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

ABOUT GIANT LEAP CONSULTING

Editorial Reviews

"In an age crying out for wise judgment and effective leadership, The Leadership Killer is an essential read. Making a convincing case for the lost art of humility, John Havlik and Bill Treasurer empower both aspiring and experienced leaders to ask questions, to take risks, to try new approaches, to fail -- and to get up and try again. I recommend this book to all those who look at the state of leadership today and ask, "How can we do better?"

E. Gordon Gee, President, West Virginia University

"With plenty of books written already on how to succeed as a leader, Bill Treasurer and John Havlik offer us something new and greatly needed - practical wisdom on how to survive leadership success. This must-read gives leaders at all levels the tools to recognize hubris in ourselves and others and develop self-awareness before it's too late."

John R. Ryan, President and CEO, Center for Creative Leadership, Vice Admiral, United States Navy (Retired)

"In a world where leadership seems to be about who is the loudest and most outlandish, Bill and John's new book, The Leadership Killer, reminds us that humility and integrity still is, and always will be, what matters most. This book is timely for those who care about leadership authenticity, and raising everyone's game."

Mark Divine, Retired SEAL Commander, founder and CEO of SEALFIT, Inc., and Unbeatable, LLC, and the NYT bestselling author of The Way of the SEAL and Unbeatable Mind

"You can fill a bookshelf with superb books on leadership and apply all the lessons you learn from reading them. But you'll miss a key factor. Good leaders are humble. They ask questions; they listen to advice; they admit when they make mistakes. Leadership guru Bill Treasurer and former Navy SEAL CAPT John Havlik's book The Leadership Killer is short, entertaining, and an invaluable resource for leaders and wanna-be leaders. You'll laugh at their stories, be moved by the experiences they describe, and, most importantly, you will learn how to be humble and how to succeed as a leader."

Ambassador Kristie Kenney (Retired), former US Ambassador to Thailand, the Philippines and Ecuador

"Leadership is a tough job-- one that requires the skillful balancing of several behavioral traits--often to the backdrop of scant information and significant uncertainty. A leader needs to be decisive, yet contemplative; willful, yet considerate; confident, yet humble. It can be a tough balance to manage throughout one's career--and yet the best leaders somehow do, without falling prey to hubris along the way. Bill Treasurer and John Havlik examine the causes and effects of hubris in the leadership mix and help us crack the code to avoid that landmine along our own journeys down the leadership trail. This book is a useful tool in every leader's kitbag."
Randy Hetrick, Former Navy SEAL, Founder/CEO, TRX

"Leaders: I encourage you to read The Leadership Killer today! It is full of spot-on, ready-to-deploy wisdom that will make you a stronger and more humble leader."

Marshall Goldsmith - Thinkers 50 #1 Executive Coach and only two-time #1 Leadership Thinker in the world

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