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Book SynopsisHacking Leadership is Mike Myatt's latest leadership book written for leaders at every level. Leadership isn't broken, but how it's currently being practiced certainly is. Everyone has blind spots.
Trade Review“All leaders have blind spots which they aren't aware of and these results in gaps in leadership. While not all gaps will have a major impact on how you function as a leader, some do and so it's important to know how to identify these and become aware of self imposed limitations and perceptual biases that you may have.”
—The Economic Times
"As the world becomes increasingly complex and business owners face more pressures than ever before, leadership advice hasn’t really changed. That’s why Mike Myatt, a leadership advisor to Fortune 500 CEOs and author of new book “Hacking Leadership,” set out to provide shortcuts that would simplify the complexities of building a successful business."
—Business Insider
“The essence of Mike Myatt’s definition of hacking: one who discovers alternative paths to ‘deciphering complexity, influencing outcomes, acquiring access and creating innovative customizations to existing/outdated methodologies.’ Hmm — that sounds like the key components of leadership. In the book, which is subtitled The 11 Gaps Every Business Needs to Close and the Secrets to Closing Them Quickly, the ‘Leadership Gap’ is the most important because it helps close the gaps of the other 10.”
—Dallas News
Table of ContentsPrologue xi
Chapter 1: Hacking the Leadership Gap 1
Overview—The Commoditization of Leadership 1
The Leadership Gap Defined 3
Hacking the Control Gap 5
The Awareness Gap—Finding the Blind Spots 7
The Key to Clarity—White Space 8
Hacking the Status Quo 11
Hacking the Preparation Gap 13
Chapter 2 Hacking the Purpose Gap 17
Following in the Footsteps of Greatness—The Movement Hack 20
Individual Purpose—Hacking the Purpose Continuum 21
Hacking the Pursuit Gap 24
Hacking the Passion Gap 26
Finding Organizational Purpose Begins with Hacking Why 28
Hacking the Profit Gap 28
Chapter 3 Hacking the Future Gap 33
How to See around Corners—Hacking the Vision Gap 35
To Hack the Future You Must Have Clear Perspective on the Past 36
To Hack the Future You Must Understand How to Navigate the Present 37
Hacking the New Normal 38
Great Leaders Hack the Future by Pulling it Forward 40
Hacking Generational Complexity 42
Chapter 4 Hacking the Mediocrity Gap 45
Hacking the Impulsivity Gap 48
Hacking the Impossibility Gap 50
Hacking the Safety Gap 52
Hacking Political Correctness 54
Chapter 5 Hacking the Culture Gap 57
Hacking the Gap between Strategy and Culture 58
The Right Foundation—Hacking the Culture Construct 60
Hacking the Management Construct 61
Hacking the Scarcity Gap 62
Hacking the Courage Gap 64
Hacking the Arrogance Gap 65
Hacking the Rumor Mill 67
Hacking Diversity 70
Hacking Scalability 73
Hacking the Me Too Gap—Don’t Copy, Create 75
Chapter 6 Hacking the Talent Gap 79
Hacking the Trust Gap 79
Hacking the Loyalty Gap 83
Hacking the Four Dimensions of Talent 86
Hacking the Hiring Gap 89
Hacking the Definition Gap 93
Hacking the Quality Gap—Supply versus Demand 96
Hacking the Consensus Gap 97
Hacking the One-Size-Doesn’t-Fit-All Gap 103
Hacking the Pressure Gap 104
Hacking the Turnover Gap 106
Chapter 7 Hacking the Knowledge Gap 111
Hacking Static Thinking 112
Hacking the Decision Gap 115
Hacking the Competency Gap 119
Hacking the Learning Gap 121
Hacking the Reading Gap 123
Hacking the Communication Gap 126
Hacking the Sensitivity Gap 131
Hacking the Story 134
Hacking Verbosity 136
Chapter 8 Hacking the Innovation Gap 139
Hacking the Idea Trap—What Innovation is Not 140
Hacking the Change Gap 142
Hacking the Gap between Incremental and Disruptive 145
Hacking the Next Level 148
Hacking the Competition 150
Hacking the Flexibility Gap 153
Chapter 9 Hacking the Expectation Gap 155
Hacking the Alignment Gap 156
Hacking the Discipline Gap 158
Chapter 10 Hacking the Complexity Gap 161
Hacking Complexity 162
Hacking Smart 163
Chapter 11 Hacking the Failure Gap 167
Hacking Perfection 168
Hacking a Defensive Mind-set 170
Hacking Succession 172
Final Thoughts 177
Hacking Your Family Life 178
Hacking Apathy 180
Hacking the Excuse Gap 180
About the Author 183
Index 185
