About the book
You want to help good people do good work. Yet a promotion, a difficult conversation or a team that has gone quiet can leave you wondering whether the advice you have been given is helping at all.
Unlearn: Leadership examines twelve familiar beliefs about leading people, from born leaders and Maslow's hierarchy to bonuses, brainstorming, interviews and office attendance. It follows the research closely enough to see where a confident rule begins to come apart.
Liju Sam Rajeev brings the findings into situations managers will recognise, with pencil illustrations, practical alternatives and footnotes that let you check the studies for yourself. Each chapter considers what might change in the way you listen, decide and make room for others to do their work.
A thoughtful companion for the everyday work of leading people.