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Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader

How can a manager step up into a bigger leadership role when success in the old job holds them back?

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Author
Herminia Ibarra

Why read it

  • You will notice how doing what you do best crowds out learning the new tasks a leader needs
  • You will be able to audit your network for breadth, connectivity and change, and find where it holds you back
  • You will expect the moments that make new leaders feel like frauds: taking charge, selling your ideas and absorbing negative feedback

Who it is for

  • A newly promoted manager facing a bigger and less clear role
  • A specialist who excels at technical work but wants to lead
  • An executive whose contacts never changed as their goals did

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