The Leader Habit

The Leader Habit by Martin Lanik provides a leader development process that is supported by extensive research. Lanik identifies twenty-two leadership skills and the seventy-nine micro-behaviors that constitute those skills. He then provides a process for mastering those skills until they become habitual. The outline of the leader skills, their micro-behaviors, and the development exercises will be valuable to anyone interested in leader development. Lanik’s explanation of how habits are formed, however, will be of interest to anyone seeking to initiate change in the behavior of oneself or others. Also of value are the discussions of how to motivate change in self and others and how to effectively coach individuals to create new habits. This is a must read for anyone wanting to be a leader, responsible for helping others to lead, or in the role of initiating change.