10 Leading Tools: Rules, Tools, & Habits for Leading Yourself and Leading Others (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780645461107)

How do some leaders inspire and create hordes of loyal followers?

And why do some people and organizations have the ability to challenge the status quo and succeed again and again?

Because they've learned the right tools for success.

10 Leading Tools provides you with the skills and tools to become a stronger person and a more productive leader.

10 Leading Tools (10LT) is a contemporary approach to leadership that presents readers with insightful strategies for tackling today's challenges as a manager or leader. Technology executive KG Butler exposes a step-by-step pathway for a new generation of leaders with profound and revealing anecdotes. Butler draws on colorful examples from years of research, personal life, professional experience, and exciting stories from world-class athletes to 10-year-old spelling savants to billion-dollar start-ups. He takes the reader on an intellectual and emotional journey to discover their unique and often unrecognized leadership skills.

The tools include:

Tool 1: Use Purpose Over Task

Tool 2: Learn a New Language

Tool 3: Tell Different Stories

Tool 4: Create Currents

Tool 5: Play

Tool 6: Pulse

Tool 7: Be Vanilla

Tool 8: Be Agile

Tool 9: Be Real

Tool 10: Be Bold

In this book, Butler provides practical techniques for leading in your career, family, and community. Written in an approachable, warm, and humble style, 10 Leading Tool is the ultimate guide to becoming both a better person and a more productive leader.