Good Authority: How to Become the Leader Your Team Is Waiting For

by Jonathan Raymond

Overview

"Required reading for anyone who wants to do more than merely manage people. Good Authority is a modern classic, and it will redefine what it means to be the boss."
— Seth Godin, Author, Linchpin

Imagine a world where personal and professional growth are one thing, where improving your relationships and owning your strengths at work translate directly into the rest of your life.

Creating a company culture like that is not a dream. Through personal stories and real-life conversations, Jonathan takes you into the room with managers and employees where real culture change happens, and shows you a new kind of employee mentoring where each person gets the real-time feedback, support, and clear boundaries we all need to get beyond the patterns that hold us back.

In this provocative and timely new book, Jonathan brings together what he has learned over a twenty-year journey as an executive, entrepreneur, team leader and leadership trainer.

Combining his experience as the CEO and CBO of EMyth where he led the transformation of a global coaching brand with the lessons learned along his own personal growth journey, Jonathan walks us through a step-by-step approach that integrates the leading edges of both. You'll discover a way to lead your team that is both profoundly human and results-oriented at the same time.

Whether you re a CEO or business owner, executive, team leader, consultant, or coach, Good Authority will give you new ideas and inspiration you can put into practice. Most importantly, it will give you permission to be more of who you are at work than you ever thought possible.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781940858777
Publisher:	Ideapress Publishing
Publication date:	07/03/2018
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	225
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

After twenty years of not being able to decide whether he was a business development guy or a personal growth teacher, Jonathan Raymond stopped trying to figure it out. He's the owner of Refound, an online training startup that offers Good Authority training programs for owners, executives, and managers. He's madly in love with his wife, tries not to spoil his daughter, and will never give up on the New York Knicks. Jonathan is the former CEO and Chief Brand Officer of EMyth, where he led the transformation of a global coaching brand and has worked in tech, clean tech, and the nonprofit world after graduating law school in 1998. He lives in Ashland, Oregon, a lovely town that's too far away from a warm ocean. He lives in Ashland, Oregon.

Table of Contents

The Good Authority Manifesto vii

Preface: Jon Versus the Volcano xi

Introduction: Good Authority 1

Part I

Chapter 1 Why Should I Care? 9

Chapter 2 Borrowed Authority 17

Chapter 3 The Employee Engagement Fallacy 23

Chapter 4 From Strength to Growth 33

Chapter 5 Sweat the Small Stuff 43

Part II

Chapter 6 A New Agreement 63

Chapter 7 The Art of Cultural Listening 73

Chapter 8 Accountability, a Love Story 87

Chapter 9 Micromanagement Reimagined 97

Chapter 10 The Perfect Conversation 117

Part III

Chapter 11 More Yoda, Less Superman 135

Chapter 12 Fixer, Fighter, or Friend? 147

Chapter 13 The Five Employee Archetypes 163

Chapter 14 Pull The Thread 183

A Final Thought 187

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“A powerful, personal, persuasive guide to becoming a better leader in the modern, digital age. Highly recommended!”
— Jay Baer, President of Convince & Convert and author of Hug Your Haters: How to Embrace Complaints and Keep Your Customers

“Studies show that less than one-third of employees are engaged at work and that managers are the key to fixing the problem. Jonathan Raymond’s Good Authority gives managers exactly the tools we need, and shows us that the best way to get people to be engaged is to be more engaged with them.”
— Jonathan Becher, Chief Digital Officer at SAP

“Jonathan has lived the changes he inspires other leaders to make. His refreshing new book is full of practical, no-nonsense guidance for the leader who wants to do work that matters. If you’re looking for a roadmap to help the people on your team to own their work, this book is for you.”
— Bernadette Jiwa, bestselling author and Brand Strategist

“Good Authority is a beautifully written book that will help you be a better leader and build a strong and lasting company culture. With the tools in this book, you’ll not only improve your bottom line, you’ll also improve the lives of the people at your organization, including your own.”
— Michael Port, New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Steal the Show