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 "Kevin knows that trust drives
everything. This book teaches leaders how to reach new levels of
success through transparency, vulnerability and even love."
--Stephen M. R. Covey, New York Times bestselling
author "Great 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." --Jon Gordon, Bestselling
Author of The Carpenter and The Power of Positive
Leadership "Great 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." --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." --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 "Don'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 "You 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." --Jonathan Raymond, CEO at Refound and Author of Good
Authority "It 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." --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
"Let'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)."
--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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