The bookshelf

Becoming Leader

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

The series

Twelve books. One belief each.

Every book in the series sits with one of the twelve beliefs that run the seven patterns. Published ones are on the shelf above; the rest are on their way.

• The Identity Cage (forthcoming)Identity-is-Expertise
• The Busyness LieWorth-is-Output
• The Control TrapControl-Equals-Safety
• The Niceness Tax (forthcoming)Approval-is-Survival · Conflict-Destroys-Relationships
• The Vulnerability Paradox (forthcoming)Vulnerability-Equals-Weakness
• The Proving Loop (forthcoming)Evaluation-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