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Informationen zum Autor Robert W. Gunn, Betsy Raskin Gullickson Klappentext You've just been promoted and find yourself questioning your ability to pull off the new job. Now what? Virtually every leader recalls that make or break promotion when success depends on accessing inner capacities that lie just beyond prior experience. Taking on new challenges and responsibilities as a manager can be one of the most exhilarating and rewarding transitions in a businessperson's career. It can also be fraught with stress, self-doubt, isolation, and frustration. Bob Gunn and Betsy Gullickson draw on decades of executive coaching and human resource consulting experience to characterize the process of management promotion as walking the high wire-venturing into the unknown without a safety net. In this highly accessible guide, Gunn and Gullickson address the challenges and opportunities head-on and offer specific strategies and tactics for navigating the transition into leadership, delegation, conflict management, motivation, project management, and problem solving. Featuring thought-provoking questions and a listing of helpful resources, On the High Wire will engage and inspire new managers to become even more creative and effective leaders.At the heart of the book is the notion that productive and fulfilling management is not simply a collection of skills and techniques, but a mindset. Illustrating this theme through many powerful first-hand examples, the authors guide you toward achieving the clarity of vision and purpose that comes from being aware of context, attuned to the feelings that influence behavior, and respectful of multiple points of view. Featuring thought-provoking questions and a listing of helpful resources, On the High Wire will engage and inspire new managers to become even more creative and effective leaders. Zusammenfassung Featuring thought-provoking questions and a listing of helpful resources! On the High Wire will engage and inspire new managers to become even more creative and effective leaders. At the heart of the book is the notion that productive and fulfilling management is not simply a collection of skills and techniques! but a mindset. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Preface: Authors' Perspectives Acknowledgements Introduction: Stepping Into the Unknown Masterful Managers Artfully Balance Doing and Being Grace in Change The Productivity Paradox Creativity and Strategy Better Decisions Letting Go To Get Ahead Strong Connections Begin With Respect For Separate Thinking Job One--Setting the Right Tone Sales and Meetings Teams--Working as One Managing Conflict Employee Relations The Calmer You Become, The More Powerful You Become - And the More You Can Achieve Focus & Clarity The Antidote to Stress Measuring Up Wellspring Afterword: Why Lead? Appendix A: Additional Resources Appendix B: Fundamentals Notes Index ...
