Announcing a new book from John Baldoni that answers the question: How can I lead from the middle?
John Baldoni is one of the organizational thinkers that I respect the most. His ideas are practical – and he can help make sure that you have an impact in your organization! Every decision in life is made by the person who has the power to make that decision. If you influence that person you can make a difference! John shows you how in Lead Your Boss. It should be required reading for all middle managers! Marshall Goldsmith Pre-eminent executive coach and author of 24 books, including the best-selling number one business book of the year, What Got You Here Won’t Get you There
Managing up is one of the most critical challenges facing employees at nearly every level today. John Baldoni’s accessible style and uncommon insights bring a fresh perspective to this urgent topic in particular and to management writing at large. Eric Hellweg Managing Director, Harvard Business.org
Lead Your Boss explores the power of influence in ways that make developing it and implementing it doable. As an experienced executive coach, Baldoni knows how to make the case for managers advocating for positive change in order to help the organization succeed. And in the process the bosses do well, too. Great insights. John Bourbeau CEO, Right Management/Great Lakes Region
Lead Your Boss: The Subtle Art of Managing Up
by John Baldoni
"Baldoni's guide to leading in the middle provides useful advice...[and] offers encouragement and inspiration" -- Harvard Business Review
A "best leadership book of 2009" -- LeadershipNow.com
"Concrete advice for those who find themselves working in the middle" -- WashingtonPost.com
Author of one of the “best leadership books”
for 2008*
Lead Your Boss: The Subtle Art of Managing Up describes ways that managers can seek to lead their organizations from the middle. Organizations, especially those in crisis, need men and women willing to exert their leadership to effect positive change.
Lead Your Boss demonstrates how managers can use their influence to lead without authority. For managers who seek to lead up, learning to think and act strategically as well as to develop the talents and skills of their colleagues is essential.
Lead Your Boss provides a path for those who seek to lead up with insights into influencing superiors and peers in order to achieve sustainable results.
Reading Lead Your Boss will provide managers with a "pick-me up" in the form of fast acting advice they need to face the challenges of everyday leadership.
Drawing upon his years of experience as a top leadership consultant and executive coach, author John Baldoni:
Reveals the secrets of leading and managing your boss to achieve breakthrough goals and sustainable results.
Explores how to exert your presence and influence to effect positive change up, down and throughout the organization
Reveals insights and stories of men and women who know how to lead from the middle
Contains a handbook of leading from the middle action steps
