Best Boss Ever


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You know you have hit your stride as an outstanding leader when your life suddenly becomes not just better, but also easier. When you discover your authentic leadership style, a whole new world opens up to you, filled with more: more growth and profit, more personal success and happiness. The key? Stop trying to be someone you are not. Stop trying to cover up the things that you don't do well and allow yourself to be vulnerable. Though it may seem paradoxical, the less you focus on indiscriminate perfection and the more you relax and lean into your true strengths, the faster you will find your most effective personal leadership style.Outstanding leadership doesn't happen because we develop more power and control. It happens because we let go and allow ourselves, and those around us, to be our personal bests. We each bring our unique strengths to the game, and it makes the team better overall because everyone is playing to their strengths. To an outstanding leader, the responsibility to lead others becomes an honor and a privilege to build and hone the best team possible. The results are incredible: more goals and objectives accomplished, more growth and profit, more engagement, more happiness, and more success. And don't forget: success begets success and leading a team that is winning is a lot more fun than leading a team that is always struggling or failing.The outstanding leader enjoys:¿Less stress and more freedom from anxiety about "not being good enough" as a leader¿Less frustration about what their team members are not doing¿More certainty about what their team members will do to accomplish goals and objectives¿More influence based on authentic and vulnerable relationships You, too, can live a better, more fulfilling, and happier life as an outstanding leader. This book will show you how to get there.




How to Lead When Your Boss Can't (or Won't)


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Don’t let a bad boss or manager hold you back from being successful! Every day millions of people with high potential are frustrated and held back by incompetent leaders. New York Times bestselling author and leadership expert John C. Maxwell knows this because the number one question he gets asked is about how to lead when the boss isn’t a good leader. You don’t have to be trapped in your work situation. In this book, adapted from the million-selling The 360-Degree Leader, and now distilled down for busy professionals, Maxwell unveils the keys to successfully navigating the challenges of working for a bad boss. In How to Lead When Your Boss Can’t (or Won’t), Maxwell teaches you how to: position yourself for current and future success, take the high road with a poor leader, avoid common pitfalls, work well with teammates, and develop influence wherever you find yourself. Practicing the principles taught in this book will result in endless opportunities—for your organization, your career, and your life. You can learn how to lead when your boss can’t (or won’t).




Ask a Manager


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From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together




Good Boss, Bad Boss


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Now with a new chapter that focuses on what great bosses really do. Dr. Sutton reveals new insights that he's learned since the writing of Good Boss, Bad Boss. Sutton adds revelatory thoughts about such legendary bosses as Ed Catmull, Steve Jobs, A.G. Lafley, and many more, and how you can implement their techniques. If you are a boss who wants to do great work, what can you do about it? Good Boss, Bad Boss is devoted to answering that question. Stanford Professor Robert Sutton weaves together the best psychological and management research with compelling stories and cases to reveal the mindset and moves of the best (and worst) bosses. This book was inspired by the deluge of emails, research, phone calls, and conversations that Dr. Sutton experienced after publishing his blockbuster bestseller The No Asshole Rule. He realized that most of these stories and studies swirled around a central figure in every workplace: THE BOSS. These heart-breaking, inspiring, and sometimes funny stories taught Sutton that most bosses - and their followers - wanted a lot more than just a jerk-free workplace. They aspired to become (or work for) an all-around great boss, somebody with the skill and grit to inspire superior work, commitment, and dignity among their charges. As Dr. Sutton digs into the nitty-gritty of what the best (and worst) bosses do, a theme runs throughout Good Boss, Bad Boss - which brings together the diverse lessons and is a hallmark of great bosses: They work doggedly to "stay in tune" with how their followers (and superiors, peers, and customers too) react to what they say and do. The best bosses are acutely aware that their success depends on having the self-awareness to control their moods and moves, to accurately interpret their impact on others, and to make adjustments on the fly that continuously spark effort, dignity, and pride among their people.




Best Boss!


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CAN YOU BE A BEST BOSS? Distilled from accounts of individual best boss stories, research and author experience, this book unlocks the powerful secrets of best boss leadership by providing a systemic approach for leading the best boss way. The authors also suggest strategies for reducing organizational barriers to successful leadership development. This book is offered for those who are looking to make a meaningful leadership difference in this challenging and chaotic world. It will inspire you to become the best possible boss you can be!




How to Be a Great Boss


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If your employees brought their "A-Game" to work every day, what would it mean for your company's performance? Studies have repeatedly shown that the majority of employees are disengaged at work. But it doesn't have to be this way. Often, the difference between a group of indifferent employees and a fully engaged team comes down to one simple thing—a great boss. In How to Be a Great Boss, Gino Wickman and Rene' Boer present a straightforward, practical approach to help bosses at all levels of an organization get the most from their people. They share time-tested tools that have worked for more than 30,000 bosses in every industry. You can learn to be a great boss—and dramatically improve both your organization's performance and your team's excitement about their work. In this book you will discover: How to surround yourself with great people How to make more effective use of your time The difference between leadership and management and why they're equally important The five leadership practices and five management practices of all great bosses How to create accountability How to develop productive, relationships with each of your people How to deal with direct reports that don't meet your expectations How to Be a Great Boss provides practical tools that you can apply immediately with your people, allowing you to focus on improving and growing your organization and truly enjoy what you do.




Be Your Best Boss


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William Seagraves' Be Your Best Boss is the ultimate book to help entrepreneurially minded professionals seize the opportunity offered by the current economic environment to begin a 'second act' in their careers. This complete guide explores the full range of questions and concerns voiced by mid-career entrepreneurs, including how to get started after a lifetime of having other bosses; the risks and rewards of making the entrepreneurial leap and the drawbacks to starting a business under the constraints of traditional start-up costs.




Best Boss Ever


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The underlying challenge for any leader is to optimize the potential of their team. Everything in this book relates to a leader’s ability to inspire great performance for those who they have the privilege to lead. It is not about a leader’s own accomplishments, talents, skills, and knowledge, but rather how they propel those around them to new heights. Are you a leader who wants to be the Best Boss Ever but don’t know how? Did you think you were the Best Boss Ever but found out that your team’s view of you differed from your own? Do you know how to make the transition from strong team member to successful, modern leader? Whether you are new to frontline leadership or have years of experience, this practical how-toguide is brimming with simple but impactful qualities and concepts that will help you ignite excellence in those you lead. You will learn the significance of: • vision • follow-through • curiosity • persistence • listening • empathy • persistence • fairness • integrity • honesty • long-term success • and much more Combining first-hand leadership experience with feedback from workers—who are the ultimate judges of supervisory competence—and other frontline leaders facing real-world challenges, Best Boss Ever is a valuable resource for anyone wanting to create a positive workplace climate and accomplish great things with their team.




My Best Boss Ever


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It's Okay to Manage Your Boss


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Get what you need from your boss In this follow-up to the bestselling It's Okay to Be the Boss, Bruce Tulgan argues that as managers demand more and more from their employees, they are also providing them with less guidance than ever before. Since the number one factor in employee success is the relationship between employees and their immediate managers, employees need to take greater responsibility for getting the most out of that relationship. Drawing on years of experience training managers and employees, Tulgan reveals the four essential things employees should get from their bosses to guarantee success at work. Shows employees how to ask for what they need to succeed in their high-pressure jobs Shatters previously held beliefs about how employees should manage up Outlines what employees must get from their managers: clear expectations; the skills needed to perform their jobs; honest feedback, recognition or rewards A novel approach to managing up, It's Okay to Manage Your Boss is an invaluable resource for employees who want to work more effectively with their managers.