The Seven Dysfunctions of Leaders: 21 questions to transform your business, your career and your life

Overcome seven dysfunctions to become the best leader you can be For those looking to be the best leaders they can be, seven dysfunctions stand in the way. These patterns of behaviour repeatedly undermine performance and derail careers, even for those with the best intentions. In over 35 years as a coach, leader and entrepreneur, Olivier S.E. Courtois has seen all the traps into which leaders can fall. To keep your career, your team, your organisation and your life on track, he says, it takes constant vigilance. In this self-coaching guide, you will learn how each dysfunction can drag you down, how you can defeat it and what gains you can make. Through a series of 21 questions, it gives you the tools, the practices and the skills to let you realise your potential as a leader who can transform performance in the workplace and keep making a difference in life. COMMENTS’In this wonderful work Olivier Courtois gets to the heart of how leaders can shape the world around them’, Professor Michael Stanford, founder, Summit Leaderership and author, Leadership Transition‘A must-read for anyone looking to elevate their leadership skills’, Stephan Mardyks, chief executive, House of Leading Brands and creator, Decision-Making Done, Fort Worth, Texas‘A tour de force ... a future-fit operating system’, Stephen Bruyant-Langer, president and founder, The Personal Business Plan; associate professor, strategic market management, Copenhagen Business School; and associate, Møller Institute, Churchill College, The University of Cambridge‘Olivier makes becoming a better leader easier by demystifying what it takes to be effective in dealing with other people. A great book to help you develop yourself’, Ron Meyer, professor of strategic leadership, Tilburg University and Antwerp Management School, and managing director, Centre for Strategy & Leadership‘Olivier offers exceptional insights and tips on leading and inspiring complex teams … in an increasingly ambiguous and fast-changing environment, he brings alignment, clarity and engagement’, Andrew Stotter-Brooks, chief advisor to Group Head of Learning. ADNOC, Abu Dhabi, and founder, Weird HumansCONTENTS(Dysfunction 1) Self-ignorance (Dysfunction 2) Isolation (Dysfunction 3) Poor communication (Dysfunction 4) Lack of vision (Dysfunction 5) Dispersion (Dysfunction 6) Mistrust (Dysfunction 7) Exhaustion (Conclusion) Growth plan AUTHOR Leaders around the world turn to Olivier Courtois to coach them through the dysfunctions that happen in transitions or during challenges. Whether making decisions at the top, running teams or just starting out, we’re all prone to the same patterns of dysfunctional behaviour, he says, particularly when conditions become complex or volatile. While we may all be human, we are all equally able to surpass ourselves as leaders: as a coach on five continents for over 35 years, he has opened the way for thousands of leaders to find the right path for their business, for their careers and for their lives. He is a regular keynote at conferences and trains leaders globally. He is a member of the MCE (AMA) faculty and has worked in senior positions at people consultancies, such as Korn Ferry. Read more