IF LEADERSHIP IS A GAME, THESE ARE THE RULES

IF LEADERSHIP IS A GAME, THESE ARE THE RULES

What would happen if a leadership expert were willing to distill everything he’s learned in his 40-plus years of experience into a handful of life-changing rules just for you? It would change your life.

If Leadership is a Game, These Are the Rules features insights learned from Steve Gilliland’s years of leadership successes and mistakes while working in a Fortune 500 company and building his own multi-million dollar business from the ground up. The result is a revealing study of leadership delivered as only a communicator like Hall of Fame Speaker Steve Gilliland can. Follow these rules of leadership, and people will follow you.

Effective leadership matters in today’s ever-changing world. Whether you’re looking to improve your core leadership skills or need the insights and tools to implement change in your organization, IF LEADERSHIP IS A GAME, THESE ARE THE RULES is explicitly designed to address critical needs at specific career stages and help you maximize your impact. This book, grounded in four decades of experience, provides tools to make a real, long-term impact on you and your organization and help you be more effective and influential.

As a leader, you are commissioned to create a culture that encourages success by promoting ethical behavior that enables people to make good choices. It involves providing direction and fostering collaboration. The twenty-five rules in this book are not just about following the rules but also about holding yourself accountable for the team’s performance and nurturing a culture of shared responsibility. They are designed to embolden you to do the right thing and take people where they have never been by experiencing it first.

Be the leader you would want to work for.

Steve Gilliland

Author, IF LEADERSHIP IS A GAME, THESE ARE THE RULES

Steve Gilliland, the author of eleven other books, was named Author of the Year by Advantage Media Group/Forbes for his book Enjoy The Ride. Steve began a career in the greeting card industry, where he would make his mark and climb the corporate ladder to an executive position before his departure. In 1999, he founded his own company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which in 2005 was recognized by the Pittsburgh Business Times as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the region. In addition to being a prolific and accomplished author, in 2012, Steve Gilliland officially became the 196th member elected to the Speaker Hall of Fame. He can safely claim a spot among his peers. The Hall of Fame distinction, called the Council of Peers Award of Excellence, is an honor bestowed on fewer than 300 speakers worldwide since 1977. The lifetime award recognizes speaking excellence and professionalism. Notable people like Ronald Reagan, Zig Ziglar, Norman Vincent Peale, and Colin Powell have also been named to the prestigious National Speakers Association Speaker Hall of Fame. In addition to his accomplishments as a Hall of Fame Speaker and eight-time bestselling author, the one thing he is most proud of, besides his family, is the work of the Gilliland Foundation, which he and his wife Diane founded in 2017 to support children battling cancer and impoverishment. The father of two sons, two stepsons, and eight grandchildren, Steve and his wife reside in North Carolina.