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Being the Boss
- The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader
- Narrated by: Randye Kaye, Erik Synnestvedt
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Are you the boss you need to be?
You never dreamed being the boss would be so hard. You're caught in a web of conflicting expectations from your subordinates, from those above you, and from your peers and customers.
You're not alone. As Harvard Business School's Linda Hill and manager and executive Kent Lineback reveal in Being the Boss, becoming an effective manager is a painful, difficult journey. It requires trial and error, endless effort, and slowly acquired personal insight. Many managers never complete the journey and instead just learn how to get by. At worst, they become terrible bosses.
This essential book, now with a new preface, explains how to avoid that fate by mastering three imperatives:
- Manage yourself: Learn that management isn't about doing all the work on your own. It's about leading others to accomplish things with you as their guide.
- Manage your network: Understand how power and influence work in your organization, and build a network of mutually beneficial relationships to navigate your company's complex political environment
- Manage your team: Create a high-performing "we" out of all the "I's" who report to you.
What listeners say about Being the Boss
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Ivan
- 05-10-22
Great book, weak delivery.
Horrible performance. Elongated last syllables of each sentence in rattling semi-breath can drive one crazy. Maybe okay for a sensual story but not working for this book.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Joseph
- 02-05-22
Powerful Message
This book is excellent, and focuses on a very simple topic that is difficult but rewarding.
My only criticism is the narrator. He has a vocal fry and rhythm I found completely distracting to the message itself. Please update this title with a new narrator!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- John
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One of the great reads on management
This book is full of practical advice on how to become a better manager. It’s not fluff though as the ideas and concepts are very well thought out and researched.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 02-04-21
The Narrator
One of the Narrator from Harvard University has a terrible voice to listen to.
He drags on words and has a terrible drawl.
Terms me off as it’s annoying. No way I can listen to 6 hours with him narrating.
