Rebel Leaders GSD (Get Stuff Done!)

Tactics for When the System's on Fire

Nathan William Tierney, Nathan W. Tierney

• Publisher: Productivity Press
• Year: 2025
• eBook ISBN: 9781040608982
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Human Resource Management
• Index: Business

What is a rebel leader? A rebel leader doesn't ask permission. They don't hide behind titles or throw around buzzwords. They lead through chaos—clear-eyed, sleeves rolled up, no fluff.

They don't break rules just to stir the pot—they challenge the ones that block progress. They fix what's broken, and build momentum where others stall out. You'll find them in uniform, classrooms, cubicles, and corner offices. Veterans, first-gen grads, sharp outsiders—anyone bold enough to rethink what's always been done, and gutsy enough to do something better.

Rebel Leaders GSD is not another leadership book filled with pie charts and passive advice. It's a field manual for people navigating the real world—people who are done pretending, done waiting, and ready to GSD.

Whether you're:

• A veteran trading in your uniform for a badge, a brand, or a business
• A recent grad facing your first real job and wondering who wrote these broken rules
• Or an exhausted employee trying to lead without selling out

This book gives you the tactical playbook to adapt, speak plainly, and cut through the noise. You'll learn how to:

• Lead when the rules make no damn sense
• Communicate like a human, not a robot
• Act decisively—even when no one hands you a plan

This is the leadership book for people who hate leadership books. It isn't theory. It's trench-tested. And if you've ever felt like your grit, clarity, or instincts weren't welcome in the room, this is your proof that they are. And your call to lead anyway.

Welcome to the rebellion.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface: This Book Wouldn’t Exist without My 11-Year-Old Son
• Heads Up
• How This Book Works (No B.S., Just Tools)
• Author’s Comic Note
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Introduction—The Why
• Part I Leadership and Mindset—Build the Internal Engine
• Part II Business Acumen—Learn the Rules to Break Them
• Part III Strategy and Execution—GSD at Full Speed
• After Action: Rebel Recovery—The Part Most Leaders Skip
• Epilogue: Leadership in Practice—Leading from the Margins
• Rebel Dictionary: For Business, Life, and Barn Chores
• Appendix A: The Leadership Phrase Graveyard
• Index