Being the Boss, with a New Preface

The indispensable guide to making the transformation from becoming a first-time manager to actually being an effective manager and leader--to being the boss. Wisdom from HBS leadership professor Linda Hill, the preeminent authority on the crucial transition into the management role. Takes the next step after Hill's classic book, Becoming a Manager, showing what it takes to go from first time manager to sustained effectiveness as a manager and leader. Kent Lineback brings engaging writing, real-world stories, and practical immediacy to the book. The book will be full of assessments and advice for readers to gauge their status and measure improvement. Audience: All managers, new and experienced, who want to complete their journey to full competence, with a primary focus on managers with some experience in the role. A secondary audience includes corporate management development programs and academic courses in management. The book should appeal widely across functions. The book provides and indispensable guide for managers who want to assess their effectiveness as managers and leaders, hone and improve their skills and competencies, and become a better boss. With an engaging, continuing story through the book that highlights primary management/leadership challenges. With a simple, clear three-part frame constructed around what the authors see as the three imperatives of leading/managing people. With assessments and questions for gauging your current state and how/where you need to improve.