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 Linda Hill and 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. At best,
they just learn to get by. At worst, they become terrible bosses.
This new book 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
organization 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 for not only first-time managers but all managers seeking to master
the most daunting challenges of leadership.
Linda A Hill is the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business
Administration at the Harvard Business School, the faculty chair of the Leadership
Initiative, and author of Becoming a Manager.
Kent Lineback has spent 25 years as a manager and executive and is the
coauthor of the bestseller The Monk and the Riddle with Randy Komisar.
304 pages, Hardcover