Management books preach to the choir

Through the years, I've heard a lot of horror stories about bad managers. Maybe you've heard them. Maybe you've lived them. Maybe you've even been the bad managers. I have been too. And that's ok, if you're willing to keep an open mind and grow from that experience. But therein lies a primary problem.

The management and leadership books on the market are largely directed at those who want to become better leaders. That's reasonable. In fact, it's good business. But it misses the point. This assumption ignores the fact that the most problematic managers are not trying to get better. They are not looking to improve themselves and they do not care to develop their teams.

This is a hard problem to solve, and this likely cannot be solved en masse. The reasons for the lack of team support is nearly as numerous as the number of managers falling short, i.e. it's a highly individualistic cause. In some cases, a manager may simply be overwhelmed with their other responsibilities and cut corners here. Maybe they've been placed into the role by their manager despite having no interest in leading people. It's nuanced and it's tricky.

For that reason, we'll spend time talking about personal development in order to help you to drive your own growth, taking on the responsibility that was abandoned by the bad managers. The first step to solving a problem is to identify a path forward. You are your own path.

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