On a recent trip to NZ I finally had time to visit the
Hard to Find (but worth the effort) Book Shop in Auckland. It’s actually quite easy to find if you know where to look and once you’re in there very easy to get lost amongst the huge and eclectic collection of books. I was on the hunt for a birthday gift and once I found what I wanted hidden in English History amongst a host of fascinating titles, I was distracted by the business section. As I looked up and down the shelves Amanda Sinclair’s
Leadership for the Disillusioned caught my eye. It was the word
disillusioned that got me and my interest increased as I scanned the Introduction where the first 2 sentences read:
“This leadership book is not about how to run a company. It is for those who are disillusioned by their encounters with leaders and leadership: with idealised heroic performances, impoverished theories and oversimplified templates.”
I bought the book and this post expands one particular gem that when read made me exclaim ‘Yes, that’s exactly what it is!’
