The Messy Truth About Leading People

If you lead people, trust me, you're going to want to read this.

Read why it is a good tool for leadership training and for executive leaders who want a fresh perspective.

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Leading is hard, complicated and filled with twists and turns

Why We Wrote This Leadership Book

The Messy Truth About Leading People: It Ain't Easy! is written by Nicki Roth and Gavin Fenn-Smith.

We wrote this book because we saw a need to fill the gap between what is taught in the classroom and what happens in real life experiences. What we observed boils down to three truths about effective leaders.

They have deep self-awareness and do the hard work of personal growth
They understand human beings: emotions, thought patterns, motivations
They connect in meaningful ways with others and invest in those relationships

Words of wisdom from the book's Narrator

“The best outcomes occur within the collective rather than alone.”

Micah, The Messy Truth About Leading People

“Letting an organization or popular thinking pressure you to lose your compassion, your moral compass or your core self rarely ends well.”

Micah, The Messy Truth About Leading People

“Power and status can be useful tools but without effective collaboration they can be destructive.”

Micah, The messy truth about leading people

“Your role models ought to be those who succeeded in spite of the odds stacked against them. Not the ones who skated to the top.”

Micah, The messy truth about leading people

“On a team without shitheads, great stuff can happen.”

Micah, The messy truth about leading people

“Ignore words like culture, innovation, transformation, strategy. They are just MBA lingo for working well together to get shit done.”

Micah, The messy truth about leading people