Unmasked Leadership by Robert Johnson — book cover design
Unmasked Leadership by Robert Johnson — book cover design
Unmasked Leadership by Robert Johnson — book cover design
Unmasked Leadership by Robert Johnson — book cover design
Unmasked Leadership by Robert Johnson — book cover design

The book · Coming October 20, 2026

Unmasked Leadership

Lead from who you are, not who you’re performing.

For years, I believed leadership meant becoming whatever the moment required.

  • Strong when I was uncertain.
  • Certain when I didn’t know.
  • Optimistic when things weren’t fine.
  • Indispensable when I should have been developing other people.

It worked. Until I realized something:

I wasn’t simply leading anymore. I was performing leadership.

Unmasked Leadership explores the nine masks leaders learn to wear, why they work, what they eventually cost us, and what happens when we finally become secure enough to lead without them.

Take the Mask Assessment

Free · 36 questions · About 6 minutes

Explore the nine masks