How to Lead When Your Boss Can't - or Won't

At just about every leadership conference John C. Maxwell has taught, someone says something like, "I agree with what you teach, but I can't apply it. I'm not the main leader. And the person I work under is, at best, average. In fact, he's a bad leader. Can I still lead?" The answer is a resounding yes!

Based on his bestselling book The 360 Degree Leader, John Maxwell helps people who work from the middle of an organization face their unique challenges. They are often held back by incompetent bosses and myths they believe that prevent them from developing their influence. Dr. Maxwell not only debunks the myths, but he shows readers how to overcome the challenges and teaches the skills needed to lead effectively from any place in the organization. He believes that leading in every direction is within the reach of anyone who possesses average or even better leadership ability and is willing to work at it. Here is practical wisdom for not just overcoming the challenges of "middle of the pack" leadership but unique principles for how to lead up, lead across, and lead down. Readers will conclude that their influence is greater than they know. Practicing the disciplines taught in this book will result in endless opportunities . . . for the organization, for careers, and for lives.