The Savage Manager: How Managers Can Apply the Principles of The Savage Leader
“Who is your target reader?” That was the question I was asked repeatedly as I was writing The Savage Leader. By friends, colleagues, and potential editors. To me, leadership is required of all of us. It is both an opportunity and responsibility for people at any level of all organizations.
Browse any news source from the past few years and you’ll notice a profound failure of leadership at all levels of organizations. Leaders of multi-national conglomerates. Leaders of non-profits. Leaders of sports teams.
If our organizations are to continue to grow and thrive, each of us needs to step up and assume the stance of The Savage Leader. Leaders that are boldly introspective, shamelessly authentic, and hell bent on continuous growth and change.
The Savage Leader book contains stories from a wide array of leaders; Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 execs, professional athletes, therapists, and more. That was intentional. I believe that there are tremendous demonstrations of leadership from all walks of life. As a result, I featured these stories in the book. I also created a “Key Takeaway” after each story to create a straight line from story to practical application.
In the time since I published The Savage Leader, people have asked me to go deeper with each of the Savage Principles. “How can I be authentic as a sales person?”, “How can I became more values-centric as a manager?”, or “How do the principles apply to me as an individual contributor?” are questions that have emerged. In response, I have directed people to the Key Takeaways in the book and Challenge at the end of each chapter. But, I want to go further. The Savage Leader was intended to be both easy to read and easy to apply.
The Birth of The Savage Manager
Today, I am kicking off a series of posts to bring the principles of The Savage Leader to managers of teams. The Savage Manager starts here. It will include insight from my personal experiences coaching and training managers as well as input from CEOs, HR leaders, and more. The Savage Manager may become my next book. We’ll see.
Get Involved in Creating The Savage Manager
If the idea of The Savage Manager sounds intriguing or you are interested in sharing stories to be featured in future posts, please send an email to darren.reinke@thesavageleader.com
Stay tuned for the first Savage Manager post.
Just Starting The Savage Leader Journey?
If you are just beginning the journey to become a Savage Leader, you can get started by buying the book, listening to The Savage Leader Podcast, or by downloading the free tools.