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by Robb Ellis (Author)
Leadership problems rarely arrive with fault codes. A struggling employee, a missed opportunity, a resistant coworker, or an organization that cannot seem to change may be the visible symptom-but not the actual problem.
In Leadership Troubleshooting, Robb Ellis draws on experiences from law enforcement, the mechanical trades, technical training, public service, Scouting, and organizational leadership to reconsider situations he once thought he understood.
The result is not a formula for becoming the perfect leader. It is an honest examination of environment, communication, intention, accountability, knowledge transfer, and the difficult work of diagnosing ourselves.
Through stories of technical problems, early management mistakes, reluctant students, emerging leaders, professional transitions, and lessons that took years to recognize, Ellis explores how leadership develops in the real world. The book asks readers to slow down, question the first explanation, look beyond the immediate symptom, and consider what the surrounding system may be producing.
Leadership is not simply a position, title, or collection of techniques. It is the influence we exert, the environment we create, and what continues after we step away.
The experiences have not changed. The diagnosis occasionally has.
