Technical specialists
People whose expertise earned trust and promotion, but whose next contribution depends on enabling others.
Third Edition
The Contribution Shift
A practical guide for capable people learning to create contribution through others—without losing the expertise and judgement that helped them succeed.
Who the book is for
New and emerging leaders
Supervisors and managers learning to delegate, develop capability and lead without becoming the bottleneck.
Experienced leaders
Leaders confronting hero culture, contribution debt, unclear authority or systems that rely on a few individuals.
What makes it practical
Language for patterns
Name over-functioning, premature promotion, protected silence, contribution debt and layered contribution.
Everyday leadership habits
Use one-on-ones, development plans, delegation, trust-building, root-cause thinking and follow-through.
Organisational application
Connect individual leadership to CMMO® maturity, the seven conditions and Contribution Mapping.
Reader Reviews
What readers are saying
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“This book completely challenges the idea that being great at your job automatically prepares you to lead.”Instagram book review
“Most leadership books teach you how to perform better. This book asks what continues because of you when you’re not in the room.”Instagram video review
“It doesn’t try to make leadership sound complicated.”Facebook review
“Practical, accessible and grounded in real leadership experience.”Amazon Australia reviews
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