Introduction -- Myth 1 There is one right way to lead or manage -- Myth 2 It's tough at the top -- Myth 3 long hours will lead to success -- Myth 4 It's important not to show vulnerability or doubt -- Myth 5 It's lonely at the top -- Myth 6 You need to be the smartest person in the room -- Myth 7 Hierarchy is finished -- Myth 8 Consistency is essential -- Myth 9 Only hire people who will fit in -- Myth 10 Leadership is more important than management -- Myth 11 You have to pay top dollar to get the right person -- Myth 12 Annual appraisals help you manage performance -- Myth 13 Information must be controlled and limited -- Myth 14 But women don't really want top jobs -- Myth 15 leaders are born not made -- Myth 16 Your first 100 days in a new job are make or break -- Myth 17 You have to know everything that is going on -- Myth 18 Heroic leaders can change entire organizations on their own -- Myth 19 The boss with the best strategy wins -- Myth 20 It is not possible to work flexibly in senior roles -- Myth 21 Pay must be kept confidential -- Myth 22 Psychology is psychobabble and there's no need or place for it -- Myth 23 The robots are coming to take your job -- Myth 24 Leadership must be transformational -- Myth 25 Conformity leads to success -- Myth 26 Feelings are soft and for losers -- Myth 27 Keep your distance if you want respect -- Myth 28 Be yourself -- it's all about authenticity -- Myth 29 Date of birth is destiny -- Myth 30 People are motivated by money -- Myth 31 Fear works and "engagement" is unnecessary -- Myth 32 The business case will always prove persuasive -- Myth 33 There's nothing wrong with the business, there's just a few rotten apples -- Myth 34 We have woken up to the problems caused by prejudice -- Myth 35 All the power resides at the top -- Myth 36 People will learn if you explain things to them clearly -- Myth 37 You must keep up with all the new management ideas and give them a try -- Myth 38 You've got to talk like a real, serious, grown-up business person. learn the jargon -- Myth 39 You can't manage people if you can't see them -- Myth 40 Who needs employees anyway? : get with the gig economy -- Myth 41 people hate change -- Myth 42 Big data will fix everything -- Myth 43 A cool office will make everybody more creative -- Myth 44 There are only 44 things to get wrong -- Appendices: fireside chats with prominent management thinkers -- Appendix 1 Charles handy -- Appendix 2 Eve poole -- Appendix 3 Henry mintzberg -- Appendix 4 herminia ibarra -- Appendix 5 laura empson -- Appendix 6 Lynda gratton -- Appendix 7 Margaret heffernan -- Appendix 8 Rob goffee and gareth jones -- Appendix 9 Tom Peters -- References -- Index.