Unkept Leadership

Leadership is Messy because People are Messy. "There is nothing new under the sun; history merely repeats itself. It has all been done before." -King Solomon Albeit not new information, Unkept Leadership- The Neglected Topics gives a fresh perspective on leadership and the neglected traits that can build up if not recognized and maintained. Like laundry, leadership requires regular care. When neglected, wrinkles deepen, colors fade, and stains—those subtle signs of avoidance, miscommunication, and burnout- begin to set in. Are you ready to sort through your leadership laundry basket, wash with care, and refresh the way you lead? Unkept Leadership reveals the overlooked character traits that quietly erode effectiveness by relating leadership to laundry. This book breaks down leadership behavior into clear, actionable insights, and equips you to identify and address organizational risk factors before they become embedded. It challenges you to reflect, adjust, and reshape your approach. Blending psychological insight with lived experience, it helps leaders recognize neglect before it becomes a normalized culture by evaluating character traits into 4 categories: Well-Kept, Smudged, Dingy, and Unkept. Not all leadership styles are created equal. Some leaders keep their teams fresh, empowered, and thriving. Others let dysfunction pile up, creating a dingy, disconnected environment that eventually stains the entire workplace. Wrinkled communication, stained relationships, and overlooked responsibilities don’t disappear on their own—they accumulate. And the longer they’re ignored, the harder they are to clean. Preventing every imperfection is unrealistic, but addressing them before they set in is what separates Unkept leadership from Well-kept leadership.