From Bud to Boss Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership

by Eikenberry, Kevin; Harris, Guy

• ISBN13: 9780470891551
• ISBN10: 0470891556
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-02-15
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Practical advice for making the shift to your first leadership positionThe number of people who will become first-time supervisors will likely grow in the next 10 years, as Baby Boomers retire. Perhaps the most challenging leadership experience anyone will face isn't one at the top, but their first promotion to leadership. They must deal with the change and uncertainty that comes with a new job, requiring new skills, and they've been promoted from peer to leader. While the book addresses the needs of any manager, supervisor, or leader, it pulls from the best leadership and management thinking, and puts the focus on the difficulties that new leaders experience. Includes practical information for new managers who must supervise friends and former peers Authors are expert consultants who work with leaders at all levels Shows how to adopt the mindset of a leader, including: communicating change, giving feedback, coaching employees, leading productive teams, and achieving goalsThis much-needed book can help new leaders get beyond the stress and fear to focus on becoming the most effective leader they can be-starting right now.

Author Biography

Kevin Eikenberry is the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group, a learning consulting company that provides a wide range of services including training delivery and design, facilitation, performance coaching, organizational consulting, and speaking services. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies, smaller firms, universities, and government agencies including the American Red Cross, Aramark, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, Invesco, John Deere, Nexen, OPTI Canada, Purdue University, Sears Canada, Shell, Southwest Airlines, the U.S. Marine Corp, the U.S. Mint, and Verizon. He also speaks frequently to organizations such as The National Institute of Health (NIH), The American Farm Bureau Federation, ISPI and ASTD. He is author of several books, creator of a suite of training products, publisher of three e-newsletters, former host of an internet radio show, and a frequent blogger. He lives in Indianapolis and has a degree from Purdue University.

Guy Harris is the owner of Principal Driven Consulting and a master trainer and coach with The Kevin Eikenberry Group. Previously, he was a nuclear engineering officer in the US Navy, a manager in the chemical industry, an entrepreneur. He is a Certified Human Behavior Specialist, a Master trainer in the DISC Model of Human Behavior, and a Conflict Resolution Subject Matter Expert. He is co-author of several books, publisher of an e-newsletter, and blogger. He lives in Crawfordsville, IN and has degrees fromNorth Carolina State University and Rutgers University.

Table of Contents

A Note from the Authors	p. 1
A Roadmap for This Book	p. 4
Now What?	p. 7
How to Get the Most from This Book	p. 20
Succeeding in Your Transition to Leadership
Common Concerns About the Transition to Leadership	p. 31
Improving Your Results by Understanding Some Critical Components of Your Leadership Role	p. 35
Confronting Important Changes You Face as a New Leader	p. 39
Your Unseen Impact as a Leader and Why You Should Understand It	p. 46
Why You Must Give Up Control to Gain Influence	p. 50
How to Use the Power of Expectations for Greater Results	p. 58
Change
Before We Go Too Far, or the Nature of Change	p. 67
If Change Is a Choice, How Do We Decide?	p. 71
How to Diagnose Why People Won't Change	p. 85
Why All Change Isn't Created Equal, but the Principles Still Apply	p. 90
How to Communicate Change Most Effectively	p. 96
But What About Resistance?	p. 104
Communication
Why You Need a Communication Model	p. 111
Using the DISC Model of Human Behavior to Understand People	p. 115
How You Can Connect and Communicate Better with People	p. 123
Beyond Behavior-Using the DISC Model to Understand What Motivates People	p. 130
The Nuts and Bolts of Communicating with Each Style	p. 133
How to Make Your Communication More Powerful, Persuasive, and Memorable	p. 140
The Other Side of Communication-Becoming a Better Listener	p. 145
Your Kick Start to Winning Presentations	p. 151
Coaching
Coaching-The ABCs of Coaching Success	p. 159
Feedback-The Heart of All Coaching	p. 163
How to Use the Four Types of Feedback	p. 170
How to Give Feedback	p. 174
Performance Evaluations in the Real World	p. 179
How Do You Show Your Support?	p. 185
A Practical Coaching Model to Help You Succeed as a Coach	p. 190
Collaboration
How You Can Apply the Seven Keys to Better Meetings	p. 201
Understanding What Happens When Groups Become Teams	p. 207
How Teams Develop and How You Can Help Them	p. 211
How You Can Achieve Greater Team Success	p. 215
Speaking of Conflict (Because We Know You're Wondering About It)	p. 221
Common Conflict Questions and Their Answers	p. 226
Using a Process-The Five Ds of Workplace Conflict Resolution	p. 230
The Seven Deadly Sins of Conflict Resolution and How to Avoid Them	p. 238
Applying Assertive Communication Techniques	p. 246
Commitment to Success
Are Goals Really That Important?	p. 257
Goal Success Starts with You	p. 261
Beyond SMART-The Keys to Goal Setting	p. 265
How to Set Goals with Others	p. 268
What Is the Right Attitude to Support Goal Achievement?	p. 274
Moving from Goal Setting to Goal Getting	p. 278
References	p. 283
Acknowledgments	p. 285
About the Authors	p. 287
Additional Resources	p. 291
Index	p. 297
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