New York Times bestselling author and serial entrepreneur Kevin Kruse debunks popular leadership wisdom by advising leaders to play favorites, stay out of meetings, reveal everything (including salaries), and more.
KEVIN KRUSE is a New York Times bestselling author and serial entrepreneur who started or cofounded several multimillion-dollar businesses, including ACI, Kenexa, Axiom, The Kruse Group, and LEADx. Kruse's articles on leadership have appeared in BusinessWeek, Fast Company, Business Insider, and a number of other publications. He is the founder and president of The Kruse Group. He lives in Philadelphia, PA.
"Kevin Kruse has discovered gold. With his easy and entertaining
writing style, Kevin will keep you amused, interested, and
motivated to try new techniques that can improve both relationships
and results. If you’re looking for a fresh take on conventional
leadership approaches, read this book." —Ken Blanchard,
#1 New York Times bestselling author
"Kevin Kruse gives practical advice for leading in a world that
will never be the same." —John C. Maxwell, author of The
21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
ʺKevin knows that trust drives everything. This book teaches
leaders how to reach new levels of success through transparency,
vulnerability and even love.ʺ —Stephen M. R. Covey, New
York Times bestselling author
ʺGreat teams are led by positive leaders, who create positive
cultures. Kevin Kruse shows us how to break free from daily
distractions and negativity, so we can refocus on our mission and
reconnect with our team members.ʺ —Jon Gordon, Bestselling
Author of The Carpenter and The Power of Positive
Leadership
ʺGreat Leaders Have No Rules is a welcome reminder that you
don't have to conform to age-old leadership principles in text
books. Kruse proves that great leadership is about breaking rules,
showing vulnerability and building genuine
relationships.ʺ —Dan Schawbel, author of Back to
Human, Promote Yourself, and Me 2.0
“Old leadership models are failing leaders and followers alike. In
this book, Kevin cleverly shows us how to overcome technology
distractions, connect deeply with team members, and nurture
employee engagement.ʺ —Dan Pontefract, Bestselling Author
of Open to Think, Flat Army,and The Purpose
Effect
“Kevin Kruse’s book Great Leaders Have No Rules is a must
read for all entrepreneurs, executives, and career-minded
professionals who are looking to take their leadership skills to
the next level. With a range of useful data points, best practices
and real-world examples of lessons learned, “Great Leaders Have No
Rules” is living breathing proof that all great leaders need a
contrarian mindset, a relentless spirit, and a commitment to
experimentation in order to innovate rather than
duplicate.” —Matt Rizzetta, CEO, N6A
"Kevin has created a manual that all leaders should not only
consume, but reference on an on-going basis. The clarity,
creativity and communication behind the ideas in this book are
something we can all learn from. Highly recommended to leaders and
would-be leaders everywhere!" —Chris Ducker Founder,
Youpreneur.com
“Two chapters (8 & 9) resonate with my own experience as being
critical. I believe that vulnerability is a strength because it
opens the door to personal growth and also allows people to connect
with you. People love underdogs. Transparency means
revealing everything people might like to know even if they don’t
know how to ask for it—or even that they’d like to know.
Leaders keep sharing information so that no voids are created where
people are forced to make up their own stories about what is going
on.” —Paul Axtell
ʺDon’t forget everything you learned about leadership. Add to it by
reading Great Leaders Have No Rules: Contrarian Leadership
Principles to Transform Your Team and Business. Kevin Kruse has
assembled some sound leadership advice that integrates humanity and
humility into the leadership equation. It’s a combination, complete
with research and stories, that makes for compelling study and
immediate implementation.” —John Baldoni, internationally
recognized executive coach, Trust Across America Lifetime
Achievement honoree, Inc.com Top 100 Leadership Speaker, author of
more than a dozen books on leadership.
"In Kevin’s new book, he shares with us, in a very condensed yet
powerful way, the ideas that no one is talking about! He ventures
into the “no rules” arena that will invite leaders to lead with
principles and intuition (insert your own words here, Kevin… ) vs
HIDING behind traditional rules of Leadership and Management.
Throughout the book, you’ll find practical applications no matter
what level of leadership you are in. From CEO to individual
contributor, we all influence one another and have an obligation to
lead one another. I’m especially aligned with his “Play Favorites”
chapter. I’ve found that when we coach people to EARN their way to
“fair”, they either shine, or get out of the way. Kevin’s practical
advice on how to get out of the “fairness trap” will save you time
and get you closer to your goals." —Jill Young
"If you want to take your leadership to new levels, I highly
recommend you start with Kevin Kruse’s new book, Great Leaders Have
No Rules. Packed with practical advice, you’ll find yourself
adopting new practices immediately. If you want to become a more
effective leader, put down your device, close the door, and open
the pages of this book to begin your leadership
journey." —Skip Prichard, CEO, OCLC, Inc., Leadership Blogger,
WSJ Bestselling Author of The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to
Creating a Successful Future
"Managers, even great managers, care about how things are done.
Great leaders care about how things can be done differently.
Embrace Kevin's practical approach and you’ll not only become a
better leader; your teams and your business will love you the
difference it makes." —Jeff Haden, Inc. Magazine contributing
editor, author of The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers
Really Set Themselves Up to Win
"If you want to become the boss that people are still raving about
10 years after you retire then read this book and do what it says.
A refreshing and honest look at what it really takes to succeed as
a leader today. In GREAT LEADERS HAVE NO RULES, Kevin's
counter-intuitive leadership advice is exactly what's needed for
today's busy executive." —James Robbins, Bestselling
Author, Nine Minutes on Monday
"Loaded with practical wisdom, research, and great real-world
examples, Kevin Kruse shows us how we can lead better by practicing
unconventional advice. I love the practical takeways Kevin includes
at the end of each chapter for managers, sales professionals,
sports coaches, military officers, parents, and
individuals." —Christine Porath, Bestselling Author, Mastering
Civility
“Fantastic book! This is the type of resource every leader needs to
become a more successful executive, employee or parent. Filled with
great stories and instantly applicable tools and advice, Great
Leaders Have No Rules is destined to become a classic addition to
the pantheon of essential leadership books.” —G. Riley Mills,
author, The Bullseye Principle
“This is the best book I’ve read in years. Kevin brings fresh
insight to leadership by exposing ‘rules’ that no longer support
top performance, and perhaps never did. You’ll want to read,
highlight, dog-ear and use this book until it falls
apart.” —Shelley Row
"Kevin Kruse provides a bold and unapologetic roadmap for future
leaders. He throws out the rule book on the traditional leadership
methods that we’ve been all taught. After interviewing hundreds of
experts and innovative leaders across the world, Kevin has curated
the best insights, ideas and tactical examples on what it takes to
be a great leader. The chapter on Reveal Everything (Even Salaries)
is probably one of the most radical themes that would give an
existing leader of a command-and-control organization a heart
attack – I love it!" —Shawn Kanungo, Disruption Strategist
“What a great book. Kevin delivers supremely practical and
insightful leadership advice in a no-holds barred, counterintuitive
frame that will make you question your limiting assumptions on the
way to becoming a much more effective leader.” —Erika
Andersen, author, business thinker and founding partner of
Proteus
“Great Leaders Have No Rules is an honest and frank look at
what we get wrong about leading others and what we should be doing
to drive team success. This book is a must-read for every leader
out there who wants a clear roadmap for how to be a better leader
today and in the years to come." —Tanveer Naseer, MSc.,
Award-winning leadership writer, Inc. 100 leadership speaker,
author Leadership Vertigo
ʺYou could — and probably should — spend the rest of your career
working on the positive habits in this book. Leaders have no rules
is full of tactical things to try, no matter who you're leading
today, and is written from Kevin's deep personal experience, backed
up by data, and a passion for leadership done well.ʺ —Jonathan
Raymond, CEO at Refound and Author of Good Authority
ʺIt is impossible to connect intelligently at work when managers
treat everyone the same, dictate arbitrary rules, and put up
personal barriers. Instead, Kevin Kruse urges managers to throw out
the rule book, get close to their team, and block out time for true
collaboration.ʺ —Erica Dhawan, Founder & CEO, Cotential and
Bestselling Author of Get Big Things Done
"Kevin Kruse does a masterful job in providing a unique blend of
vibrant and sustainable leadership principles that will transform
you as a person and leader!" —Robb Holman, Author of Lead
the Way
"These contrarian leadership principles transform your business and
your life. Read this book." —Dick Axelrod,
co-author, Let’s Stop Meeting Like This: Tools to Save
Time and Get More Done
ʺLet's face it, there are far too many books written about
leadership that aren't worth reading...but this one is. Kevin Kruse
does something wonderful: He gets right to the point. By the end of
the first chapter I was taking notes, by the end of the second I
was already applying what I learned. This is an interesting, useful
read on leadership that gives you actual, helpful advice you can
immediately use, no matter where you are in business (or in
life).ʺ —Christie Mims, CEO The Revolutionary Club and Coach
Pony
"If you want to lead so people love working with you, not just
manage so they comply, and the usual instruction isn't helping, you
probably need some shaking up. Kevin Kruse wrote his book to
provoke you into changing and growing. It's filled with stories,
research, and personal experiences that will make you think and
point to how to change and grow. He specifies how each lesson
applies, to work, home, family, military, and more, but most of all
yourself, even when no one is looking." —Joshua Spodek,
Bestselling Author, Leadership Step By Step
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