How to Suck as a Leader

The Top 15 Mistakes Leaders Make and How to Fix Them

By: Travis Dalrymple

Narrated by: Travis Dalrymple

Hit #1 in New Releases in Business Management, Motivational Leadership, and Communication.

If you're a leader… and you still feel like you're winging it?

You're not broken. You're just leading in the real world.

Leading people isn’t supposed to be easy—it’s supposed to be challenging. And yet, most leadership books act like you just need a 10-step framework and a vision board to become the next great leader. (Spoiler alert: That’s not how it works.)

In How to Suck as a Leader, Travis Dalrymple (leadership coach to 7- and 8-figure business owners) flips the script on leadership advice. Instead of telling you what to do, he’ll show you what not to do—because sometimes, the best way to learn is by recognizing what terrible leadership actually looks like.

Inside, you’ll discover:

Why leadership feels lonely (and what to do when it does)

The real reason your team’s always confused (hint: it’s not them, it’s you)

How to stop micromanaging everything—and start building actual trust

Why trying to be “perfect” is killing your progress

A dead-simple framework for giving feedback (without sounding like a jerk)

How to stop burning yourself out and start leading for the long haul

Packed with no-BS advice, real-world stories, and just the right amount of sarcasm, this book is your anti-leadership book—because learning what bad leadership looks like will set you up to actually be great.

Who is this book for?

If you’re a new manager, business owner, coach, team leader, or anyone in charge of actual humans, this book is for you. Whether you’ve been leading for five minutes or five years, you’ll walk away with insights that will change the way you lead—without needing to sit through another corporate leadership seminar.

So if you’re ready to stop second-guessing yourself, learn from the mistakes of bad leaders, and start leading with confidence…Listen to this book. So you don’t completely suck as a leader.

©2025 Travis Dalrymple (P)2025 Travis Dalrymple

Key mistakes!

Enjoyed how practical these are and how much more I need to improve on. Re listening as I type this out.

Simple straight to the point

Easy content and practical advise. Easy to understand and remember. Great tone of voice and language for easy understand.

Leadership Help

I was looking for a book to share with my leaders/supervisors in my office. This book had numerous great suggestions.

Annoying Narrator

Nothing earthshaking. A couple good points. Good attempt at call to action. I would recommend for someone that has never managed people.