Leadership genius: 40 insights from the science of leading

Leadership is surrounded by myths and received wisdom, but it doesn't have to be that way.Leadership Geniusbrings together 40 proven pieces of research in one place and shows you how to implement them to achieve success.

There is a raft of myth and hearsay around leadership as well as thousands of books, most of which disagree with each other.Leadership Geniuspresents a new and different approach. It cuts through the noise to bring you proven research from around the world that you can use to reach your goals at work.

Rus Slater, a workplace psychologist who is a leading authority on leadership, has read thousands of journal articles, books and pieces of research, so that you don't have to. He has pulled together the 40 most rigorous and compelling pieces to each form a chapter ofLeadership Genius. And each chapter not only describes the research, it also shows you how to take advantage of it in your work.

If you only ever read one book on leadership, read this one.