Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader Audiobook (Free)

You never dreamed being the boss would be so hard. You’re caught within a web of conflicting anticipations from subordinates, your supervisor, peers, and clients.

You’re not alone. As Linda Hill and Kent Lineback reveal in Getting the Boss, getting an effective manager is an agonizing, difficult trip. It’s learning from your errors, endless effort, and slowly obtained personal understanding. Many managers by no means complete the journey. At best, they just figure out how to get by. At worst, they become terrible bosses.

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This new book explains how to avoid that fate, by learning three imperatives:

· Manage yourself: Find out that administration isn’t about getting things performed yourself. It’s about achieving issues through others.

· Manage a network: Understand how power and impact work in your company and build a network of mutually beneficial associations to navigate your company’s complex political environment.

· Manage a group: Forge a high-performing ‘we’ out of all the ‘I’s who are accountable to you.

Packed with compelling stories and useful guidance, Becoming the Boss is an essential guide for not only first-time managers but all managers seeking to master probably the most daunting issues of leadership.