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Being the Boss, with a New Preface
The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader
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You never dreamed being the boss would be so hard. You're caught in a web of conflicting expectations from subordinates, your supervisor, peers, and customers.
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You never dreamed being the boss would be so hard. You're caught in a web of conflicting expectations from subordinates, your supervisor, peers, and customers.
You're not alone. As Harvard Business School's Linda Hill and manager and executive Kent Lineback reveal in Being the Boss, becoming an effective manager is a painful, difficult journey. It's trial and error, endless effort, and slowly acquired personal insight. Many managers never complete the journey. Often, they just learn to get by. At worst, they become terrible bosses.
This essential book, now with a new preface, explains how to avoid that fate, by mastering three imperatives:
- Manage yourself: Learn that management isn't about getting things done yourself. It's about accomplishing things through others.
- Manage a network: Understand how power and influence work in your organisation and build a network of mutually beneficial relationships to navigate your company's complex political environment.
- Manage a team: Forge a high-performing "we" out of all the "I"s who report to you.
Packed with compelling stories and practical guidance, Being the Boss is an indispensable guide not only for first-time managers but all managers seeking to master the most daunting challenges of leadership.
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Being the Boss, with a New Preface by Linda A. Hill and Kent Lineback has been praised for offering a clear-eyed assessment of management complexities and providing practical advice for becoming a more effective leader. The book is noted for its lucid blend of theory and strategies, aiming to educate both novice and experienced managers. It has been described by some as a modern classic in the field of management literature.
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ISBN: 9781633696983
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 19 March 2019
Country: United States
Imprint: Harvard Business Review Press
Edition: Revised edition
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 155.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Linda A. Hill is the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, the faculty chair of the Leadership Initiative, and author of Becoming a Manager. Kent Lineback, now a coach, writer, and collaborator, spent nearly thirty years as a manager and executive in business and government. He is the coauthor (with Randy Komisar) of the bestseller The Monk and the Riddle.
Author social media/website info: hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6479; linkedin.com/in/linda-hill-52a661
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