Leadership Transitions
- 5 Courses | 1h 36m 41s
- 7 Books | 20h 42m
- 10 Audiobooks | 38h 44m 17s
Expand your leadership skills to achieve better business results through people and teams as you transition to new leadership roles. Learn how to ensure your planning and implementation is focused. Explore ways to link your strategy, tactics and operational needs.
COURSES INCLUDED
The Reality of Being a First-time Manager
The first-time manager often doesn't realize how much their new role differs from that of an individual contributor. They may have misconceptions about what being a new boss entails, and be surprised to learn that the skills and methods required for success as an individual contributor and those needed for success as a new manager are very different. This course describes some of the myths about managing people and their corresponding truths in order to clarify what a new leader really does. It also points to the typical demands and constraints of a manager's job. Finally, it describes strategies for dealing with common mistakes when managing for the first time.
8 videos |
21m
Assessment
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Facing Challenges as a First-time Manager
High expectations are often placed on a new manager. Along with these expectations comes the pressure to prove you are capable of being the boss and managing people effectively. When managing for the first time, establishing credibility early and building new working relationships can go a long way in helping you succeed in adjusting to your new responsibilities. This course describes ways to manage former colleagues effectively and establish credibility as a first-time manager. You'll also learn how to balance conflicting expectations as a new leader.
6 videos |
16m
Assessment
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Leadership Transitions: Becoming a Frontline Manager
Making the transition from individual contributor to frontline leader can be a daunting adjustment. Moving into a leadership role involves more than just getting a new title. It means adopting a leadership mind-set, developing new skills and leadership competencies, and understanding your new relationships with those above and below you on the organizational chart. In this course, you'll learn how to adjust your mindset, develop your delegation skills, and build relationships to succeed in your new leadership role.
7 videos |
18m
Assessment
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Leadership Transitions: Moving into Middle Management
The transition from frontline manager to middle manager can be difficult for many people. The added leadership responsibilities and new relationships, and their inherent challenges, can prove daunting. However, the necessary leadership skills for mastering them can be learned and developed. In this course, you'll learn the role, duties, and responsibilities that come with a middle management position. You'll also learn about the challenges of mid-level management and methods and leadership mindsets for mitigating and overcoming them.
7 videos |
19m
Assessment
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Leadership Transitions: Moving into Senior Leadership
Transitioning into senior leadership can be challenging. The approach, the attitudes, or the mindset that worked well in a mid-level management role might not be sufficient in a more senior role. A successful transition is often about discarding the old way of doing things and developing a new approach and mindset. It's about acquiring new skills, new perspectives, and leadership maturity. In this course, you'll learn the necessary attributes of leadership maturity, the qualities needed for successful functional area management, and strategies and best practices for upper-level delegation and transition into the leadership of leaders.
7 videos |
20m
Assessment
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Book
The Transforming Leader: New Approaches To Leadership For The Twenty-First CenturyDrawing upon psychology, sociology, neuroscience, social networking theory, organizational change theory, myths and traditions, and actual experiences, this book offers an overview of what transformational leadership is, how it works, and how it is evolving.
4h 40m
By Carol S. Pearson (ed)
Book
Chess Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership GameBased around a business fable of Blake Brown, newly appointed CEO of a company troubled by poor performance and low morale, this book presents four essential strategies from the game of chess that can transform your leadership and your organization.
1h 18m
By Mark Miller
Book
Inside CEO Succession: The Essential Guide to Leadership TransitionBringing together business acumen and psychological insight, this book provides businesses, leaders, and boards with the strategies they need to execute their responsibilities with a heightened level of professionalism and ensure the sustained success of the companies they serve.
3h 56m
By Paul Winum, Thomas J. Saporito
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Lead More, Control Less: 8 Advanced Leadership Skills That Overturn ConventionDescribing eight essential skills for establishing a culture that encourages people to take charge of themselves, this book uses examples and case studies to show leaders how they can share responsibility, defuse group conflicts, enable everyone to get the big picture, and more.
1h 30m
By Marvin Weisbord, Sandra Janoff
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The Mindset of Success: From Good Management to Great LeadershipDrawing on psychological research, interviews and key examples, this book identifies seven key mindsets that highlight the consistent, predictable thought behavior patterns that every great manager employs, and shows how it is possible to go from 70 percent efficiency to 95 percent effectiveness.
3h 58m
By Jo Owen
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Leadership (The Brian Tracy Success Library)Packed with practical, proven methods, this indispensable, concise yet powerful guide will help you unlock your leadership potential: inspire trust, confidence and loyalty; instill a sense of meaning and purpose in your organization; clearly communicate goals and strategies, and much more.
1h 7m
By Brian Tracy
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Leadership Transitions: How Business Leaders Take Charge in New RolesBy Identifying and analyzing why some leaders flounder or fail in new positions - whether they arrived as an external appointment or were promoted internally - this book offers strategies for successfully managing their new roles.
4h 13m
By Bridget Farrands, Richard Elsner
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AUDIOBOOKS INCLUDED
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Succession: Mastering the Make-or-Break Process of Leadership TransitionSuccession offers both analytic and clinical interpretations of complex decision-making techniques and directs leaders toward best practice decisions when faced with leadership transition. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
9m 58s
By Noel M. Tichy
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
Nine Minutes on Monday: The Quick and Easy Way to Go from Manager to LeaderNine Minutes on Monday provides managers with nine fundamental needs for a realistic approach to sustaining long-term working relationships between employers and employees. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
28m 37s
By James Robbins
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable LeadershipFrom Bud to Boss systematically addresses the challenges that any person in a newly acquired position of authority will face and gives excellent advice on how to deal with them. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
10m 11s
By Guy Harris, Kevin Eikenberry
AUDIOBOOK SUMMARY
From Techie to Boss: Transitioning to LeadershipFrom Techie to Boss teaches you the necessary interpersonal skills and techniques for the successful transition from a technical role to a leadership position. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its content.
21m 48s
By Scott Cromar
Audiobook
Redesigning Leadership: Design, Technology, Business, LifeThis audio edition discusses how the author had to transform himself from a tenured professor into the head of a hierarchical organization, and uses his experience to reveal a new model of leadership for the next generation of leaders.
2h 2m 57s
By John Maeda
Audiobook
Lift: The Fundamental State of LeadershipThis audio edition demonstrates how to reach a psychological state that lifts us and those around us to greater heights of achievement, integrity, openness, and empathy.
8h 23m 20s
By Robert E. Quinn, Ryan W. Quinn
Audiobook
The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter, Updated and ExpandedThis audio edition identifies the most common pitfalls new leaders encounter and provides the tools and strategies you need to avoid them.
6h 58m 32s
By Michael Watkins
Audiobook
The Extraordinary Leader: Turning Good Managers into Great LeadersThis audio edition combines expert insight and extensive research to help you develop leadership skills that will take you and your organization to unimagined success.
4h 6m 4s
By John H. Zenger, Joseph R. Folkman
Audiobook
From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable LeadershipThis audio edition can help new leaders get beyond the stress and fear to focus on becoming the most effective leader they can be--starting right now.
9h 52m 27s
By Guy Harris, Kevin Eikenberry
Audiobook
Your Next Move: The Leader's Guide to Navigating Major Career TransitionsThis audio edition provides the insights, strategies, and tools - including relationship reengineering, business systems analysis, and "organizational immunology" - leaders need to accelerate through crucial turning points and continue moving up in their careers.
6h 10m 23s
By Michael D. Watkins
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