Dear Boss: What Employees Think About Their Leaders But Wouldn’t Say To Their Face

Turning the paradigm of a leadership book on its head, ‘Dear Boss’ examines the experience of corporate leadership using narratives from the employees’ ‘bottom-up’ perspective instead of the usual format of leaders sharing their ‘top-down’ insights. Based on real-life people and incidents, these narratives explore the question of why it is so rare to have good leaders who can engage their people effectively, as well as discuss how there can be more of such good leaders. Inspired by the shared experiences of countless working professionals he coached, Derek explores the effects of leadership on organisational culture as well as shares the fundamentals of good leadership that employees so desperately wish to see in their bosses. Through the stories shared in the book, he hopes that you, as a reader, will be inspired to open up conversations on leadership with your bosses, your peers, and your subordinates if you are a people manager. If you could share your heartfelt thoughts with the bosses you had, what would you say to them? If you are a boss yourself, what would your subordinates say about you?