What does it take to be a leader? What separates the great leaders from the average ones? How do leaders thrive and have the best impact on their people? In What Every Leader Needs, Dr. Adam C. Bandelli outlines the ten leadership skills that are critical to your success. Using personal stories and case studies from twenty years of experience as an organizational psychologist and leadership advisory management consultant, Dr. Bandelli explains why each competency is a must have in your leadership repertoire. No matter where you are in your leadership journey, learning and practicing these skills will dramatically affect the way that you lead. Beyond discussing the ten key leadership competencies, this book will challenge you to put the skills into action. Each chapter lays out a blueprint for how you can improve as a leader. From Fortune 100 CEOs down to small business owners, this book is for the leader in you. It will help you to develop and polish the essential leadership competencies necessary to get you to the top and keep you there. No matter what your unique leadership style is, What Every Leader Needs, will serve as a guide that you can keep coming back to as you develop and grow. Investing in who you are as a leader will dramatically impact your effectiveness and influence with others. Leadership matters now more than ever before. The leaders of today will help shape society tomorrow. This book will help you get there - it will bring you greater confidence, satisfaction, and fulfillment in how you lead.