How to Lead When Your Boss Can't (or Won't)

John C. Maxwell

Oct 2019 · Sold by HarperCollins Leadership

About this ebook

Don’t let a bad boss or manager hold you back from being successful!

Every day millions of people with high potential are frustrated and held back by incompetent leaders. New York Times bestselling author and leadership expert John C. Maxwell knows this because the number one question he gets asked is about how to lead when the boss isn’t a good leader.

You don’t have to be trapped in your work situation. In this book, adapted from the million-selling The 360-Degree Leader, and now distilled down for busy professionals, Maxwell unveils the keys to successfully navigating the challenges of working for a bad boss.

In How to Lead When Your Boss Can’t (or Won’t), Maxwell teaches you how to:

• position yourself for current and future success,
• take the high road with a poor leader,
• avoid common pitfalls,
• work well with teammates,
• and develop influence wherever you find yourself.

Practicing the principles taught in this book will result in endless opportunities—for your organization, your career, and your life. You can learn how to lead when your boss can’t (or won’t).

Ratings and reviews

Great Book. Great Topics. This is a book that I needed to read at this moment in my life. I recently stepped down from a manager's position because I found myself not knowing how to lead when my Boss either doesn't know how or wanted to show me how to lead.

Amazing and great book.

very good and aplicable

About the author

John C. Maxwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker who has sold more than 33 million books in fifty languages. He has been identified as the #1 leader in business and the most influential leadership expert in the world. His organizations - the John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team, EQUIP, and the John Maxwell Leadership Foundation - have translated his teachings into seventy languages and used them to train millions of leaders from every country of the world. A recipient of the Horatio Alger Award, as well as the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership from the Luminary Leadership Network, Dr. Maxwell influences Fortune 500 CEOs, the presidents of nations, and entrepreneurs worldwide. For more information about him visit JohnMaxwell.com.