Lateral Approach to Taking Charge
Simple Principles for New Bosses on Building Authority and Partnerships
Your big promotion came through. Your larger staff is looking for leadership and guidance. Your boss expects miracles from you. You must generate results immediately. You have new terms with your old colleagues. You cant be the same buddies anymore. Now what? How will you seize the moment? What are the keys to building a winning team? How would you take charge and consolidate your authority?
The Lateral Approach introduces a powerful set of management principles that produce results and bring out the best in people. By adding a new perspective to conventional wisdom, the Lateral Approach cuts through the complexities of day-to-day managerial challenges. This book will help you advance your career and improve your efficiency by providing fresh insight on these crucial topics:
- Why is it important to be yourself after a promotion
- How you will manage and be managed by your boss
- What you can expect from your peers and subordinates
- Why must you "Do something and do it fast"
- How you can consolidate your authority in the first thirty days
- What you are to do when things go wrong
- How you can build authority and partnership through meetings