Right Leadership has been written to focus on what the author believes should be the ultimate objective of all leaders, to become invisible.
The purpose of leadership is to support the development of all people that leaders touch or influence in such a way as to ensure alignment between personal values and goals and those of the company or organization. When this alignment is optimized, results are maximized for all stakeholders - customers, shareholders and employees. They are also optimized for family and community (both local and global).
Harry Stewart Mercer takes a somewhat lighthearted but insightful approach to the various aspects of leadership to convey what he believes are the key areas of focus for leaders at all levels of an organization.
He believes that we all can be leaders in some aspect of our lives. He believes that the leadership model should be turned on its head so we focus more on service to our customers and inspiring our people rather than our image and keeping the boss happy. That will happen anyway if leaders inspire others and fade into the background.
By becoming invisible, a leader has effectively developed his or her team to be self-sustaining in a high performance culture environment. This frees the leader to take on new challenges on a broader stage. In this sense they effectively become invisible. This does not mean they disappear.
They become invisible heroes