1% Leadership

“Every leader learns a million lessons in life, but few are able to succinctly sum them up. In 1% Leadership, Andy Ellis has done just that. He has masterfully distilled leadership lessons learned over two hard-fought decades into bite-sized chunks that anyone can digest. You’ll quickly breeze through his fun, relatable stories, while picking up actionable tips that will improve your life, your team, and your world. Once you read this book, you’ll want another copy to give to every aspiring leader you know!”–Sherri Davidoff, CEO of LMG Security and author of Data Breaches: Crisis and Opportunity“Smart, provocative, deceptively simple. In 1% Leadership, Andy employs his characteristic no-bull approach to coach readers into becoming better leaders, incrementally and authentically.”–Amy Bennett, Editor-in-Chief at Foundry (publishers of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World)“Why is common sense in such short supply when it’s supposed to be, well, common? Andy Ellis takes his years in the trenches of business, across many industries, to fill that void with advice and perspective that any aspiring entrepreneur or executive should use to grow, profit and inspire their teams not just 1%, but 99.99% of the time.”–Paul Sagan, senior advisor, General Catalyst“Andy has clearly and comprehensively described the lessons of leadership effectively through storytelling guiding continuous improvements on the journey to great leadership. It is not a book to be read once, but is a reference book that should be on everyone’s desk.”–Jim Noga, former CIO, Mass General Brigham“There is nothing comparable to advice from the trenches. Andy has been there, modeled it, and can communicate about it. I wish I had this book 20 years ago and am happy to have it now.”–Gadi Evron, CISO-in-Residence, Team8“1% Leadership doesn’t romanticize leadership. It paints a very real picture of leadership, highlights your challenges, and holds you accountable. It’s a mentorship masterclass.”–Chris Cochran, co-founder and CEO, Hacker Valley Media“To address the difficulties of self-awareness and the need to develop personally and professionally at the same time, Ellis compellingly urges us to aspire to lead with kindness, grace, and humility.” –Jonathan Zittrain, George Bemis Professor of International Law and Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University“An upbeat, wise, and value-based approach to leadership that can truly make a difference.”–Rabbi David Wolpe, Senior Rabbi at Sinai Temple and author of Making Loss Matter“Andy has a gift for presenting ideas and examples that can go far beyond typical leadership books. His lessons on leadership and decision-making, drawing on both his own experience and the best of academic research, have applicability for leaders and organizations around the world.”–Dr. Gary Klein, cognitive psychologist and author of Seeing What Others Don’t“Andy has a knack for actionable storytelling, for distilling core advice from complicated topics with relatable anecdotes. And as one of the most well-known and experienced leaders in the cybersecurity arena, his lessons on leadership have real and lasting value for organizations and leaders across the globe.”–Bruce Schneier, bestselling author of Data and Goliath

Andy Ellis is a graduate of MIT and former US Air Force officer. In his 20-year tenure, he designed, built, and brought to market many of Akamai’s security products, leading the Fortune 1,000 company from its start as a content delivery network into an industry powerhouse with a billion-dollar dedicated cybersecurity business. Andy is now the founder of leadership development firm Duha, where he teaches his leadership philosophy not only to other executives, but strives to make leadership training more accessible to people at all career levels. He lives in Boston, MA.

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