It’s Not Magic

Our October Book of the Month is “It’s Not Magic: The Ordinary Skills of Exceptional Leaders.” by former British NBA Basketball player, psychologist, consultant and speaker on High Performance, John Amaechi.

ABOUT THE BOOK

In It’s Not Magic: The Ordinary Skills of Exceptional Leaders, author, chartered psychologist and Professor of Leadership at the University of Exeter Business School, John Amaechi, delivers an impactful discussion of the dull, ordinary, energy-expensive, and transformative behaviours that define the world’s best leaders.

The book walks you through the seemingly obvious but difficult-to-nail mindsets and intentions you’ll need to adopt to influence and motivate others. You’ll learn strategies and techniques you can apply immediately to help those who follow you to flourish and maximise their potential.

Inside the book:

• Easy-to-follow explanations of the straightforward behaviours you can model to improve your ability to lead others
• Habits you can adopt immediately to motivate others in any setting, from the boardroom to the classroom or the battlefield
• Data-driven insights into the tiny, little things that great leaders do every day and how to incorporate them into your emotional and behavioural repertoire

An essential read for managers, executives, board members, and other business leaders, It’s Not Magic will also prove invaluable to entrepreneurs, founders, teachers, military leaders, academics, and anyone else expected to motive and inspire others to achieve great things.

ABOUT JOHN AMAECHI

John Amaechi is a former British NBA Basketball player, psychologist, consultant and speaker on High Performance.

John played college basketball at Vanderbilt and Penn State, and professional basketball in the National Basketball Association. He has also played in France, Italy, Greece, and the United Kingdom. Since retiring from basketball, John has worked as a psychologist and consultant.

In 2007 became the first former NBA player to come out publicly and considered one of the world’s most high-profile gay athletes. His memoir “Man in the Middle” was a New York Times bestseller. John appears regularly as a pundit for CNN, MSNBC, CBC, and the BBC. He has also appeared on shows like BBC Breakfast, The Daily Show, Real Time with Bill Maher, Oprah and many more.

John is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the British Psychological Society (BPS), the BPS Division of Occupational Psychology and the BPS Psychological Testing Centre.

His speaking topics include –

• The Everyday Jedi
•  Authentic Leadership: Learning to Lead from your Core
• Business Ethics: Being a Full-Time Person of Principle
• A World of Competition: Using Sports to Teach Business
• More Chance of Being Hit by a Meteor: What to do When Your Dreams Defy Probability
• Organisational Harmony
• Consequential Conversations
• Sport for Development
• Achieving the Impossible Dream
• Inspiring Intrinsic Motivation: Creating and Sustaining the ‘Self-Starter’ Drive

To order a copy of his book please visit Amazon website. More information can be found on his speaking page on our website.