Becoming a Leader of Leaders: How to Succeed in Bigger Jobs and Still Have a Life

You've led small teams, and your big break has come: your first job leading other leaders. At first, you were excited, but as the weeks rolled into months you're working evenings and weekends to keep your head above water. You knew it would be a big job. But this is totally different from anything you have done before. Ian Lees is an experienced leadership coach who has supported hundreds of leaders in this transition. In this book, he shares the ideas and practices that have helped people like you successfully transition from professional contributor and team-leader to leading leaders. It's a demanding role. To succeed, you have to work with who you are, and how you see yourself to shape the world you want. In Becoming a Leader of Leaders you will learn to: Effectively manage yourself in the moment so you can make better decisions for yourself and your organisation. Give yourself a promotion in your own head so you can fully own and embrace your big leadership role. Create sandboxes for leaders that report to you so they can get on and lead while you tackle the big challenges in your own job. Better integrate the efforts of your team with the rest of your organisation so you and your team stay relevant and focused on what matters. The approaches and tools that Ian shares are practical and proven. They will make your new leadership role doable and set the foundation for you to take on bigger leadership jobs in the future. In short, this book will show you how to transition to leader of leaders…sustainably.