Leadership 101: Don’t Be a Dick!
A practical leadership book on behaviour, accountability, and how everyday actions shape trust and performance at work.
This is a deliberately plain-spoken leadership book focused on behaviour at work.
Rather than presenting a leadership model or framework, the book explores how leaders’ everyday actions are experienced by others, particularly under pressure, and why good intent is often not enough to create clarity, ownership, or effective working relationships.
It is written for managers and leaders who want to understand how their behaviour affects trust, accountability, and team performance in real working environments.
It is intended as a reflective reference, not a substitute for organisational development or diagnostic work.
What this book is (and isn’t)
This book is often used to:
Prompt reflection in new or developing managers.
Support informal leadership conversations.
Reinforce basic expectations around behaviour and accountability.
Provide a shared reference point for discussing leadership and people-management behaviour at work.
It is intentionally accessible.
This is not a leadership programme, assessment, or diagnostic.
It builds awareness, not alignment.
What the book explores
The book is structured around nine practical areas that commonly shape whether teams function well or drift into friction and underperformance, including:
Leadership behaviour under pressure.
Accountability and ownership.
Communication breakdowns.
Trust and consistency.
People-pleasing and avoidance.
How leaders unintentionally create dependency.
The emphasis is not on theory, but on recognising patterns that show up repeatedly in day-to-day leadership.
How this book is typically used
This book is often used to:
Prompt reflection in new or developing leaders.
Support informal leadership conversations.
Reinforce basic behavioural expectations.
Provide a shared reference point for discussing behaviour at work.
Some organisations use it as optional reading alongside coaching, profiles, or diagnostic work. Others use it as a standalone reflection tool for individual leaders.
Credibility
This book reached #1 on Amazon shortly after release.
That recognition reflects interest in practical leadership writing focused on behaviour and accountability, rather than a claim of completeness or authority.
About the author
Andy is the founder of One Degree and works with organisations to understand and address leadership behaviour under pressure.
Before founding One Degree, Andy served for 23 years in the Royal Air Force, reaching the rank of Warrant Officer. He worked as a facilitator at the RAF’s leadership training school and later as part of the executive team responsible for leadership and management capability across a global workforce of more than 30,000 people.
His work focuses on behavioural clarity, diagnostic thinking, and helping organisations avoid defaulting to training or coaching before understanding what is actually happening within the system.
This book reflects the same philosophy: simple language, clear boundaries, and a refusal to over-promise.
Book details and purchase
Format: Paperback
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If this book feels like a useful reference, it can be purchased directly below.
This book is intended as a reflective reference. It is not a leadership programme, assessment, or diagnostic.
Where this fits
This book is often used as:
A starting point for leadership and people-management conversations
A shared language for discussing behaviour at work.
A low-risk resource alongside DISC or SDI profiles.
A grounding reference before behavioural diagnostic or advisory work.
It is most effective when used as an input, not a solution.
Closing note
Leadership problems are rarely caused by a lack of models.
They are more often sustained by unexamined behaviour, particularly when pressure increases.
This book does not promise answers.
It offers a clearer place to start.
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