The bookshelf

Becoming Leader

Short books for the Expert-to-Leader transition. Read in an evening. Argue with for a year.

The series

One belief each.

Every book sits with one of the beliefs that run the seven patterns. The ones you can order are on the shelf above; the rest are on their way.

• The Identity Cage (pre-order)Identity-is-Expertise
• The Busyness LieWorth-is-Output
• The Control TrapControl-Equals-Safety
• The Niceness TaxApproval-is-Survival · Conflict-Destroys-Relationships
• The Vulnerability Paradox (forthcoming)Vulnerability-Equals-Weakness
• The Proving LoopEvaluation-is-Verdict
• The Knowing Trap (forthcoming)Not-Knowing-is-Failure
• The “Politics” Problem (forthcoming)Self-Advocacy-is-Wrong
• The Relationship Debt (forthcoming)Relationships-are-Inefficient
• The Superpower Problem (forthcoming)Performance-Protects
• The Perfectionist’s Prison (forthcoming)Perfectionism-is-Protection
• The Leadership Games (forthcoming)The patterns between people