Be The Best Boss (eBook)

A New Leader's Guide To Success

Mary Walter (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
200 Seiten
Mary Walter Leadership, Inc. (Verlag)
978-1-0878-0089-9 (ISBN)

Infos

New managers are often launched into leadership roles and expected to figure out on their own the art of managing others. This sink or swim approach is sometimes successful, but when it fails the resutls are heartbreaking, and sometimes disastrous. This guidebook for new leaders will help these new leaders avoid the most commmon mistakes that damage their leadership credibility and limit their career potential.Practical tools and leadership success tactcis are offered throughout the book along with real world lessons offered by a variety of successful leaders from diverse industries. Each featured leader has a unique perspective on leadership and the qualities and characteristics that will lead to success, allowing readers to learn from those who have successfully earned the title of Best Boss. The prinicpal lessons in this book rely on my own experiences leading 50,000 associates for a major retail enterprise and ensuring the success of hundreds of new and experienced leaders at every level. This book gives new leaders a resource to accelerate and ensure their own success, and create tremendous success for their teams.

Inhalt

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: You’re the Leader

•    How New Leaders Struggle / What Kind of Boss Will You Be? / The First Universal Rule of Success

•    Learn from the Best: Marvin R. Ellison, President and CEO, Lowe’s

Chapter 2: What Will You Stand For?

•    Defining Your Values / Translating Values into Expectations / Your Values Statement

•    Learn from the Best: Mariana Garavaglia, Director, Head of Store Management, Amazon Books

Chapter 3: Hire and Build the Best Team

•    Building Your Best Team / Avoiding Bias / Authentic and Effective Interviewing

•    Learn from the Best: Dave Burwick, CEO, Peet’s Coffee & Tea

Chapter 4: Deliver Exceptional Results

•    About Setting Goals: Theory and Practice / Setting Goals, Managing Performance / Consistency Equals Engagement / Rewards and Recognition

•    Learn from the Best: Monika Fahlbusch, Chief Employee Experience Officer, BMC Software

Chapter 5: Create a High-Performance Culture

•    Basics of Building a Positive Culture / What Creates Good Team Culture / Effective Meetings / Handling Conflict

•    Learn from the Best: Matt Fenlon, General Manager, MillerCoors

Chapter 6: Address Performance Directly

•    Four Steps to Address Performance / When Improvement Efforts Fail / Follow Organizational Policies

•    Learn from the Best: Shannon Walpole, Senior Counsel Employment, 24 Hour Fitness

Chapter 7: Build a High-Performance Team

•    Building Bench Strength / When Team Members Leave / Why Diversity Matters / Building the Best Diverse Team / Developing Your Best Talent

•    Learn from the Best: James Clark, President and CEO, Boys and Girls Club of America

Chapter 8: Being Your Own Best Boss

•    Working with Your Team / Measuring Your Performance / A Growth Mindset / Finding Time / Leading Yourself to Success

•    Learn from the Best: Keith White, SVP of Loss Prevention and Corporate Administration, Gap Inc.

 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.6.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Personalwesen
• Schlagworte: Boss • Leadership • Management • Retail
• ISBN-10: 1-0878-0089-7 / 1087800897
• ISBN-13: 978-1-0878-0089-9 / 9781087800899