The Ordinary Leader

Randy Grieser's ordinary leaders run small organizations and teams: the people who manage most of the world's workforce but rarely head big corporations or government agencies. He also uses the word ordinary to argue that nobody ever fully arrives as a leader, and that anyone who thinks of themselves as extraordinary will lead poorly. The book sets out 10 insights, among them vision, passion, motivation and engagement, self-awareness, hiring for culture fit, organizational health, productivity, creativity and innovation, delegation and self-improvement. It adds a survey of more than 1,700 leaders and staff, the views of 10 such leaders in various professions, and practical resources with examples. It appeared in 2017.

Square One Construction chief executive Dave Lloyd praised it as a leadership book he could finally relate to, packed with practical, accessible strategies.