Stein - Leadership hacks: clever shortcuts to boost your impact and results

Being the managing director of a fast-paced advertising agency, I found Leadership Hacks the most practical and easy-read book Ive read in years. If you are a CEO, manager or team leader, this book is a must-read, and an investment in your businesss future.

James Fitzgerald, managing director, Media Merchants

Scott has spent the best part of three decades sharing his innate wisdom with thousands of leaders all around the world. In this book he shares all the best leadership hacks hes observed from the most effective of those leaders. Leadership Hacks is full of practical advice that you can implement immediately to get more done in less time and improve the performance of yourself, your team and your organisation.

Peter Cook, CEO, Thought Leaders

Scott talks about leadership in a very practical approach, suitable to todays fast paced social-media driven world. With ever-shrinking time-frames available for leaders to produce transformational results, a book on leadership hacks is really handy!

Amit Chanan, Director of Projects & Planning, City of Sydney

Leadership Hacks is a powerful tool for those planning to take their business to the next level. This work is another example of Scotts brilliance in identifying key drivers to performance improvement and achieving sustained results in a short time frame.

Jan Metcalfe, founder and executive director, Advocacy Collaborative leadership development, former Assistant Director General, QLD Statewide Services, Department of Communities

Leadership Hacks provides practical insights, tools and techniques on how to work smarter, faster and more efficiently. It offers hacks and strategies to fast-track communication, delegation and coaching to improve personal effectiveness and get more done in less time.

Simon Oaten, Organisational Change Manager

In a fast-paced context where traditional approaches to performance and productivity management are being challenged, Scott Steins insights to a refreshed leadership approach are empowering to any contemporary business or community leader.

John Percudani, principal and managing director, Realmark

What I love about Scott is his street wisdom hes low on jargon and BS and high on experience and practical strategy. In other words, his stuff just works. I can think of few people better qualified to hack your leadership approach, mindset and impact.

Dan Gregory, CEO, The Impossible Institute

Scott is an exceptional motivational speaker and leadership coach. This book will provide a wider audience with the opportunity to share Scotts clever insights and ambition for leaders to be the best they can be.

Simon Karlik, director, Cheeki Holdings

Leading in the decade of disruption requires agility. A speed born by shortcuts and measured by its effectiveness. Leadership Hacks is practical in its style and impactful in its message.

Matt Church, founder, Thought Leaders Global, author of Amplifiers

Scott has been an exceptional coach who has provided great insights into helping us hack our leadership, both within our company and within the brewing industry. He provides practical solutions to improve effectiveness that allow you to make things happen faster.

Jaideep Chandrasekharan, Chief Brewer, Carlton & United Breweries/SABMiller

I have known Scott Stein for over 10 years. From his keynotes to books, Scott delivers his insights with a passion and energy to challenge you. Challenge how we as leaders lead, motivate and build winning teams. Leadership Hacks provides ideas, concepts and the tools to make you a better leader in todays fast-paced, disruptive and digital world, that makes being a leader today in business very different to even only 10 years ago. I encourage any leader to read Scotts book to boost the way you through your actions and attitude lead your people.

Michael Jackson, CEO, NARTA

First published in 2018 by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
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Ofce also in Melbourne

John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 2018

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The material in this publication is of the nature of general comment only, and does not represent professional advice. It is not intended to provide specific guidance for particular circumstances and it should not be relied on as the basis for any decision to take action or not take action on any matter which it covers. Readers should obtain professional advice where appropriate, before making any such decision. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the author and publisher disclaim all responsibility and liability to any person, arising directly or indirectly from any person taking or not taking action based on the information in this publication.

Scott Stein has worked with thousands of leaders from around the world helping them to become better leaders by fast-tracking their thinking and their approach with their people. Scott is a highly sought after international speaker and mentor who has worked with a range of global and Australian businesses including including American Express, Carlton & United Breweries, McDonalds, REA Group, City of Sydney, Westpac, Graincorp, Mazda and Habitat for Humanity, to name a few.

He is based in Sydney, Australia and travels the globe to help leaders identify and implement strategies that inspire their people to do the things that matter in less time to achieve greater success. As the CEO of an international learning and development company, Scott understands the challenges that leaders face when trying to juggle multiple projects and multiple people across multiple time zones. In addition he is a Thought Leaders Global Partner, assisting the community to help clever people become commercially smart by improving the capturing and communication of their ideas.

His previous roles included Operations Manager for a national leadership development company based out of Atlanta, Georgia, that used the outdoors to accelerate learning. He was also the Learning & Development Manager for five manufacturing plants in Detroit, Michigan. Both of these roles gave him an opportunity to hone his practical business skills as he assisted in turning leaders and businesses around by improving communication and lifting performance.

Scott has a Masters Degree in Communication and taught Communication and Public Speaking at Central Michigan University. He has also received the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation from the Professional Speakers Association, which recognises him as one of the top speakers across the globe.

He is an author of four books including The Order: Doing the right things at the right time, in the right way