Off-centered Leadership

On a recent trip to the Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, DE, I picked up a leadership book that I used for one of my PSEL independent studies, “Off-centered Leadership: The Dogfish Head Guide to Motivation, Collaboration & Smart Growth” by Sam Calagione, the founder of the brewery.  This was an interesting read that kept my attention since it related to the beer industry.  The book was primarily focused on Sam’s transition from entrepreneur (where he controlled everything and made all of the decisions) to leader (where he learned to collaborate with his leadership team to expand the business).  There was nothing ground-breaking in the book, but it was an interesting angle on the development of leadership skills.