You never dreamed being the boss would be so difficult. You’re caught within a internet of conflicting objectives from subordinates, your supervisor, peers, and customers.

You’re not by itself. As Linda Hill and Kent Lineback reveal in Being the Boss, becoming an effective manager is a painful, difficult journey. It’s learning from your errors, endless work, and slowly obtained personal insight. Many managers never complete the trip. At best, they just learn to manage. At worst, they become awful bosses.

about Getting the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Learning to be a Great Leader

This new book explains how to avoid that fate, by understanding three imperatives:

· Manage yourself: Learn that management isn’t about obtaining things done yourself. It’s about accomplishing stuff through others.

· Manage a network: Know how power and impact work in your organization and build a network of mutually beneficial associations to navigate your company’s complex political environment.

· Manage a team: Forge a high-performing ‘we’ out of all the ‘I’s who report to you.

Packed with convincing stories and useful guidance, Becoming the Boss is an essential guide for not merely first-time managers but all managers wanting to master probably the most daunting challenges of leadership.