Rise Above by John Jupp

The Blurb On The Back:

What can you learn from the RAF to transform your own leadership skills?

The Royal Air Force is a well-oiled machine. Much of that is down to its unique leadership style where seniority doesn’t automatically imply leader: anyone can be a leader on a mission. Rise Above unpicks the RAF leadership model to provide a fresh perspective on how to:
- Deploy the shared leadership style to get the best results for your team
- Improve your personal leadership competences to guide your own development and enhance your skills as a leader
- Embrace diversity and inclusion, technology, innovation and adaptability, which have long been a reality for the RAF.

John Jupp combines practical strategies with real-life examples from over 100 years of the RAF, illustrating how leadership works, so you will be better equipped to lead effectively.

Whatever your level, you can lead.

( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )

The Verdict:

John Jupp was an RAF Group Captain, set up the RAF Leadership Centre in 2003 and currently works as a leadership consultant. His book gives an interesting description of the RAF leadership model and how the service evolved, but he fails to convince on how it can be applied outside the RAF (which is a unique entity with a unique structure and mission) and also doesn’t look at where it’s fallen down and what lessons were drawn from that.

Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.