Ross Blankenship

Ross Blankenship (Col ’08 CM) has published his second book, Everyday Leadership: A Guide to Developing Your Mindset as a Leader. The book aims to help readers integrate their values—the things they care about and are already building their lives around—into how they lead. It presents useful frameworks, key ideas, and practical techniques, all grounded in scientific research, to help leaders improve their day-to-day effectiveness.

Whether someone is stepping into their first leadership role or is an experienced leader looking to expand their scope and skillset, this book serves as an essential resource for gaining greater clarity about leadership. Recognizing that a one-size-fits-all approach isn’t effective, Everyday Leadership encourages readers to develop their own leadership mindset. It provides a foundational overview of what leadership is, what makes leaders effective, and how to think systematically about organizations and teams.