Manage Yourself to Lead Others, Margaret C. Andrews
Manage Yourself to Lead Others, Margaret C. Andrews
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Manage Yourself to Lead Others
Why Great Leadership Begins with Self-Understanding

Author: Margaret C. Andrews

Narrator: Vivienne Leheny

Unabridged: 6 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Published: 09/16/2025


Synopsis

Based on Harvard’s most popular professional development program, a practical, personal guide to harnessing the power of self-understanding to become a more successful leader What is the “best” way to lead others? The answer may surprise you.

The basis for powerful, effective leadership comes from within—from understanding the people, ideas, and events that have shaped your worldview and how these influences express themselves in your leadership style. In Manage Yourself to Lead Others, leadership expert Margaret Andrews helps you understand yourself and translate this understanding into effectively managing yourself, leading others, working with your boss, and making better decisions.

Andrews has taught thousands of executives in her professional development course at Harvard, and she shares her insights, practical tips, and questions for reflection here. This book will allow you to identify the kind of leader you want to be, the behavioral patterns that help get you there or stand in your way, and what it takes to develop new leadership capabilities. Whether you’ve just been promoted or you’ve been leading a team for decades, Manage Yourself to Lead Others is essential reading for all leaders.  

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris on September 17, 2025

A book that provides practical and implementable advice on how to lead by first understanding yourself and how you are perceived by others. Written with clarity, digestible chapters and useful exercises. Especially insightful for those of us who at times have defaulted to a "one size fits all" manag......more

Goodreads review by Goldie on September 02, 2025

Manage Yourself to Lead Others by Margaret C. Andrews feels like a book for introverts and leaders like myself! Andrews says that being a great leader isn't about copying extroverted traits or using a one-size-fits-all approach. It's about knowing yourself, your values, and what makes you invaluable......more

Goodreads review by Reader on September 22, 2025

This is a book every middle manager and leader should read. What I loved most is how practical and human it feels—full of relatable stories, reflection exercises, and tools you can apply right away. For me, it was more than a leadership book. It helped me process and even heal some of the trauma I ca......more