Jo Owen is a best-selling and multi-award winning leadership author, keynote speaker and social entrepreneur. He is a founder of eight charities, including the UK's largest graduate recruiter Teach First. His books The Mindset of Success, The Leadership Skills Handbook and Management Stripped Bare, all published by Kogan Page, have been translated into eight different languages, and offer expert advice on the leadership field.

Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: We Know What Leadership Is; Chapter - 01: Myth 1 - We Know What Leadership Is; Chapter - 02: Myth 2 - The Perfect Leader; Chapter - 03: Myth 3 - Leadership is About Your Rank, Title or Position; Chapter - 04: Myth 4 - Managers are Leaders; Chapter - 05: Myth 5 - Leaders Know What Leadership Is; Chapter - 06: Myth 6 - The Founder is the Leader; Chapter - 07: Myth 7 - Leadership is Universal; Section - TWO: We Know What Leaders Do; Chapter - 08: Myth 8 - We Know What Leaders Do - Top Level Leaders; Chapter - 09: Myth 9 - We Know What Leaders Do - Your Leadership Journey; Chapter - 10: Myth 10 - Leaders Motivate their Followers; Chapter - 11: Myth 11 - Leaders Communicate Well; Chapter - 12: Myth 12 - Leaders are Decisive; Chapter - 13: Myth 13 - Leaders Set Goals and Give Directions; Chapter - 14: Myth 14 - Great Leaders Build Great Teams; Chapter - 15: Myth 15 - The Leader Knows What's Going On; Section - THREE: We Know What Leaders are Like - Character and Traits; Chapter - 16: Myth 16 - Leaders are Born, not Bred; Chapter - 17: Myth 17 - Leaders are Visionary; Chapter - 18: Myth 18 - Leaders are Charismatic and Inspirational; Chapter - 19: Myth 19 - Leaders are Honest; Chapter - 20: Myth 20 - Leaders are Brave; Chapter - 21: Myth 21 - The Leader is the Smartest Person in the Room; Chapter - 22: Myth 22 - The Best Leaders are Clever; Chapter - 23: Myth 23 - Male and Female Leaders are Different; Chapter - 24: Myth 24 - Psychopaths Succeed as Leaders; Chapter - 25: Myth 25 - Leaders are Reasonable; Chapter - 26: Myth 26 - An Effective Leader is a Skilled Leader; Section - FOUR: We Know How Leaders Succeed; Chapter - 27: Myth 27 - Leaders Succeed on Merit; Chapter - 28: Myth 28 - Leadership is About Survival of the Fittest; Chapter - 29: Myth 29 - It's Not What You Know But Who You Know; Chapter - 30: Myth 30 - Power Comes from Your Position; Chapter - 31: Myth 31 - Leaders Need Experience; Chapter - 32: Myth 32 - The First 90 Days; Chapter - 33: Myth 33 - You Have to Manage Before You Can Lead; Chapter - 34: Myth 34 - Sporting Heroes Show Us How to Lead; Chapter - 35: Myth 35 - You Can Teach Leadership; Chapter - 36: Myth 36 - Leaders Know When to Move On; Section - FIVE: We Have a Theory of Leadership; Chapter - 37: Myth 37 - The Great Man Theory of Leadership; Chapter - 38: Myth 38 - Servant Leadership; Chapter - 39: Myth 39 - The Humble Leader; Chapter - 40: Myth 40 - Distributed Leadership; Chapter - 41: Myth 41 - Transactional and Transformational Leadership; Chapter - 42: Myth 42 - Authentic Leadership; Chapter - 43: Myth 43 - Leadership is a Team Sport; Chapter - 44: Myth 44 - Leadership and Money - The Dog That Didn't Bark; Chapter - 45: Myth 45 - Leaders are Like Tea Bags; Section - SIX: We Have Beliefs About Leadership; Chapter - 46: Myth 46 - It's Lonely at the Top; Chapter - 47: Myth 47 - The Buck Stops Here; Chapter - 48: Myth 48 - It's Tough at the Top; Chapter - 49: Myth 49 - The Leader Makes a Difference; Chapter - 50: Myth 50 - The Leader is In Control; Chapter - 51: Myth 51 - Leaders are Role Models; Chapter - 52: Myth 52 - Leaders are Popular; Chapter - 53: Myth 53 - Leaders Deserve Exceptional Rewards; Section - SEVEN: Conclusions; Chapter - 54: Myths, Fads and Theories; Chapter - 55: Leaders Take People Where They Would Not Have Got By Themselves; Chapter - 56: I Have the Answer - Myth or Reality?