You Don't Need an MBA: Leadership Lessons That Cut Through the Crap - Paperback

by Alicia McKay (Author)

MBAs are old news. In this ground-breaking book, leadership expert Alicia McKay teaches leaders to focus on the things they don't teach you at business school. Leaders are made, not born. But they are not made in the lecture halls and seminar rooms; you don't need an MBA to be an effective leader. They need to get smart, be strategic about the next step and expand their range, to face a complex and uncertain future. They need paradox: clear values and open minds, high performance and meaningful space, dedication to detail and big picture perspective. They need to ask different questions, design different options and most of all, they need to do that with others on the same journey. In this thought-provoking book, Alicia McKay teaches you the five skills every strategic leader needs: * How to develop true flexibility * How to make good decisions * How to develop powerful systems * How to drive real performance * How to have meaningful influence Drawing on the latest global thinking on leadership, You Don't Need an MBA uses Plain English to demystify the skills leaders of the future need and outlines a way forward; united leadership that focuses on real outcomes, not quick-fixes.

Author Biography

Speaker, author, mentor, consultant, broadcaster, public figure, facilitator, trainer and coach, Alicia McKay is a leading voice in strategy, change and leadership. She cuts through the jargon and strikes to the heart of strategy: making smart decisions to do great stuff. Teams and leaders seek out Alicia for her strategic leadership expertise. Alicia lifts capability where it counts, unleashing motivated leaders with the skills to have an immediate and meaningful impact is her speciality. Alicia McKay's 'You Don't Need an MBA' includes practical solutions for everyday challenges giving readers the immediate confidence that her approach works.