دانلود کتاب به رهبری فراخوانده شد – وقتی یک موقعیت رهبری شما را پیدا کرد چه باید کرد؟

You’ve been selected! I’ve heard that statement more than a time or two during the course of my career. The first time I heard it was on a day when I was minding my own business, focused on doing my job to the best of my ability. I was presented with the opportunity of a lifetime—I was offered a promotion to become the leader of my team. The offer came seemingly out of the blue. Quite frankly, I was not lobbying for my boss’s position nor had I set my sights on becoming the team leader. I thoroughly enjoyed my job and strived to be a great team player. In hindsight, I believe that was the very thing that set me up for what later proved to be an amazing opportunity. I was in the right place at the right time and was selected as the right person for the position. After thinking through the details of the offer, I said yes. Overnight, I was catapulted from being a team member to team leader. I was now the manager of the team with several people reporting to me. Those who used to be my peers were now my direct reports. Talk about a shift in dynamics, literally overnight! Now, I had received positive feedback on my ability to work well with others, both inside and outside the company. That would actually work in my favor. But I quickly realized that the work of team leader would be very different from the work I was doing as a team member. At the time of this writing, there are approximately 110 million people employed as full-time workers in the United States of America. Twelve percent of those full-time workers are in some type of leadership position. If you’re reading this and can identify with the 12 percent, that means you are in a leadership position. There’s also a very high probability you were an excellent individual contributor who got called to lead—maybe out of the blue, maybe not. So, what do you do when a leadership position finds you? What do you do after you’ve said yes to something for which you’ve had little-to-no preparation and have only an inkling of what you’ve gotten yourself into? Some may have to go it alone; thankfully, I had a great boss. His name is Bruce. I had the privilege of working with Bruce for eight years. Under his leadership, I grew both personally and professionally. I am so very grateful to Bruce for bringing out the best in me. He left an indelible imprint in my life and helped me become the leader I am today. But what if you don’t have someone like Bruce to help guide you? The reality for many who are promoted to their first leadership position is that they are thrown into the role without much guidance. That’s why I wrote this book—to help first-time leaders like you ramp up the learning curve, to bring to your attention some things you need to know, and to lay out a roadmap for you to follow as you embark on this new journey called leadership.