Reviewed by Rama Gaind.
By Scott Stein, Wiley, $29.95.
Sub-titled, ‘Clever Shortcuts to Boost Your Impact and Results’, here’s a guide on how to implement fast-track strategies that improve results. It also provides a practical guide to achieving more – in less time.
Leaders are expected to do more with less as responsibilities expand along with increased duties and accountability. All the while they need to be dexterous enough to balance shifting priorities, competitors and deadlines. There is a lot at stake. So, how can you ‘hack’ your leadership to ensure you can still make a real impact?
Stein, an expert on leadership and influence, says the age-old question is whether leaders are born or made. It’s a “question that’s wasted millions of dollars and wasted time sending sceptical employees to old-school leadership-development programs”.
“Leaders do not want to be perfect; they want to motivate their staff to do the best job possible in the shortest possible time. They’re looking for practical approaches or techniques that thy can use to improve their performance.”
‘The leadership dilemma is having too much to do in too little time. This challenge is not new to leaders. What is new is the speed with which they have to accomplish things – they need to get many more things done in much less time. They need to ‘hack’ their approach: to find methods and processes they can use to fast track their approach to thinking, communicating and delegating.’
Drawing on decades of experience, Stein shows how to make a difference to the people you manage and the tasks they undertake, identify productivity speed bumps, and details hacks at a personal, one-on-one and team level basis. This results in tips, tricks and advice needed to rise above daily distractions and make real progress.
Leadership Hacks shows how to rationalise your approach and lift your communication to start leading in a more effectual and competent way.
