Leaderology by Jeff Rawlins

Author and business consultant Jeff Rawlins explores how leadership and teamwork go together in Leaderology: How to Crush Mediocrity For Once and For All.

Rawlins stresses the inner development of the leader as more than purely pragmatic: instead of always trying to be better and faster, he believes, leaders should build self-awareness, making time for meditation and solitude. Teamwork requires genuine collaboration based on mutual goals and trust, shared resources and accountability. Teams are motivated by focused leaders. The language Rawlins uses emphasizes subtle, spiritual aspects of leadership, with terms like self-discovery and inner development.

Rawlins proposes five strong leadership practices that are concise in their methodology: modeling, inspiring, challenging, enabling and encouraging. A leader must know how to make team members feel involved, facilitating meetings that are not overlong and encourage such capabilities as building vision, nurturing collaboration and cultivating learning. He pays special attention to the evolving roles of women in the workplace, suggesting that they be offered more flex time and clearer pathways to executive positions. Though there are a number of books on the market about leadership, this book takes a unique perspective in many areas.

As someone who has “walked the walk” up the corporate ladder to become an award-winning motivational speaker, Rawlins writes with clarity and authority. He illustrates his own leadership capabilities in the solid organization of this useful guide, which should be of significant help to those looking to rise up the corporate ranks, or effectively manage their own position of leadership.

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