Why Leaders Fail and the 7 Prescriptions for Success
BY PETER STARK, CSP, AS and MARY KELLY, PhD, Commander, US Navy (Ret)”
Why do so many leaders fail and what do the best do differently?
The news is full of leadership failures. Many good people, when they rise to leadership positions, fail.
Thousands of leadership books tell you how to be a great leader. Far fewer books delve deeper into the common mistakes managers, CEOs, and supervisors unknowingly make that derail their success.
Great leadership isn’t easy.
Through real scenarios and examples collected through their combined years of leadership and management expertise, Peter Stark and Mary Kelly pinpoint the most common reasons some managers fail while others are so successful.
Whether you’re in your first year of management or your twentieth, Why Leaders Fail is a must read for aspiring leaders who know they are never done learning and developing their leadership skills.
Peter Stark, CSP, AS
Peter B. Stark is the President of Peter Barron Stark Companies where he and his team partner with clients to build organizations where employees love to come to work. Peter and his team are experts in employee engagement surveys, leadership and employee development, team building, and executive coaching.
Mary Kelly, PhD, Commander, US Navy (Ret)
Mary Kelly specializes in business growth through executive leadership development. Her company, Productive Leaders, provides executive and managerial leaders with the tools they need to make great leadership achievable to improve morale and increase profitability.