MakingtheleaptomanagementandleadershipInyourcareer,oranyone’s,thereisonetransitionthatstandsoutasthemostcrucial--goingfromindividualcontributortocompetentmanager.Newmanagershavetolearnhowtoleadothersratherthandotheworkthemselves,towintrustandrespect,tomotivate,andtostriketherightbalancebetweendelegationandcontrol.Manyfailtomakethetransitionsuccessfully.Inthistimeless,indispensablebook,HarvardBusinessSchoolprofessorandleadershipguruLindaHilltracestheexperiencesofnineteennewmanagersoverthecourseoftheirfirstyearintherole.Sherevealsthecomplexityofthetransition,highlightingtheexpectationsofthesemanagers,theirsubordinates,andtheirsuperiors.Wehearthenewmanagersdescribe:HowtheyreframedtheirunderstandingoftheirrolesandresponsibilitiesHowtheylearnedtobuildeffectivecross-functionalworkrelationshipsHowandwhentheyusedindividualandorganizationalresourcesAndhowtheylearnedtocopewiththeinevitablestressesofleadershipHillvividlyshowsthatbecomingamanagerisaprofoundpsychologicaladjustment--atruetransformation--aswellasacontinuousprocessoflearningfromexperience.BecomingaManager,averitabletreasuryofessentialleadershipwisdom,isabookyouwillturntoagainandagainnomatterwhereyouareonyourcareerjourney.
