{"product_id":"9780134119724","title":"Self-Handicapping Leadership: The Nine Behaviors Holding Back Employees, Managers, and Companies, and How to Overcome Them","description":"\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eTRANSFORM CULTURES OF FAILURE INTO CULTURES OF \u003cb\u003eSUCCESS\u003c\/b\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e   \u003cb\u003eGet people to reengage—and solve problems instead of creating them!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  \u003cb\u003eModel and propagate better ways to lead and collaborate\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  \u003cb\u003eEscape the killer ERO Spiral \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(Excuses, Reduced Effort, Obstacles)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  \u003cb\u003eFor leaders and managers in any organization!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery day, millions of employees watch their leaders sabotage themselves. They watch, they learn, and then they do it, too. Next thing you know, \u003ci\u003eeveryone’s\u003c\/i\u003e lost motivation, and \u003ci\u003enobody \u003c\/i\u003etakes ownership. That’s how organizations fail. This book will help you break the vicious cycle of self-handicapping leadership in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyour organization, stop the excuses, and unleash all the performance your team is capable of delivering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhil and Jordan reveal how and why people handicap themselves \u003ci\u003eeven when they know better\u003c\/i\u003e. Next, they offer real solutions from their own pioneering researchand consulting. You’ll find practical ways to strengthen accountability andself-awareness, recognize the “big picture,” improve decision-making, deepentrust and engagement, develop talent, escape micromanagement, and focusrelentlessly on outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour colleagues can be far more effective, and so can you. In fact, \u003ci\u003eit starts with you\u003c\/i\u003e—right here, right now, with this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany leaders inadvertently create cultures of failure. They model and promote “selfhandicapping” actions, where people withdraw effort or create new problems, in order to maintain their own self-images of competence. \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eSelf-Handicapping Leadership \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eshines the spotlight on this widespread and destructive phenomenon and presents real action plans for overcoming it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhillip J. Decker and Jordan P. Mitchell identify nine categories of self-handicapping, show how they typically manifest themselves, explain their underlying causes, and provide behavioral remedies for getting past them on both an individual and organizational level. They address issues ranging from tunnel vision to poor coaching and mentoring, weak decision analysis to failures of trust and conviction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn each chapter, you’ll find real-world examples and lessons learned, practical assessments, and easy-to-use action plans. This is all you need to eliminate self-handicapping and unleash better performance: in teams, organizations, subordinates—and most importantly, \u003ci\u003ein yourself!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOvercome the 9 self-handicapping behaviors that lead to failure:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e  \u003ci\u003eAvoiding Accountability\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  \u003ci\u003eTunnel Vision\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  \u003ci\u003eLack of Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  \u003ci\u003ePoor Analysis \u0026amp; Decision Making\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  \u003ci\u003ePoor Communication Culture\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  \u003ci\u003ePoor Engagement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  \u003ci\u003ePoor Talent Development\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  \u003ci\u003eMicromanaging\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e  \u003ci\u003eNot Driving for Results\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeb site: shleadership.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmail: shleadership@gmail.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlog: shleadership.com\/blog\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFacebook: facebook.com\/selfhandicappingleadership\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson FT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011617898736,"sku":"9780134119724","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780134119724_p0.jpg?v=1763641422","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780134119724","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}