How to be an Effective Manager

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here to see it in a web browser. Master the Challenges of Leadership You never dreamed being the boss would be so hard. You're caught in a web of conflicting expectations from subordinates, your supervisor, peers, and customers. You're not alone. Becoming an effective manager is a difficult journey. Master the Challenges of Leadership will help you learn how to become a truly effective manager. It will prove to be indispensable for not only first-time managers, but all managers seeking to master the most daunting challenges of leadership—all at a savings of more than 25% off the individual component prices. This special collection is yours for only $37.00* and comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Product #7232BN • Special Collection View More Products in the HBR Store » ORDER NOW This specially priced 2-volume collection includes: Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader Hardcover Book • by Linda A. Hill and Kent Lineback As the authors reveal in Being the Boss, becoming an effective manager is a painful, challenging journey. It's trial and error, endless effort, and slowly acquired personal insight. Many managers never complete the journey. At best, they just learn to get by. At worst, they become terrible bosses. This new book explains how to avoid that fate, by mastering three imperatives: Manage yourself: Learn that management isn't about getting things done yourself. It's about accomplishing things through others. Manage a 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 a team: Forge a high-performing "we" out of all the "I"s who report to you. Becoming a Manager: How New Managers Master the Challenges of Leadership Paperback Book • by Linda A. Hill New managers must learn how to lead others rather than do the work themselves, to win trust and respect, to motivate, and to strike the right balance between delegation and control. It is a transition many fail to make. This best-selling book traces the experiences of nineteen new managers over the course of their first year in a managerial capacity. It reveals the complexity of the transition and analyzes the expectations of the managers, their subordinates, and their superiors. To order by phone, call us toll-free at 800-668-6780 and mention referral code 02604. Outside the U.S. and Canada, call +1-617-783-7450. * Purchasers are responsible for all shipping charges, duties, taxes, brokerage fees, and/or import fees imposed by the country of import. Please check with your customs office for details. If you do not wish to receive special offer email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. If you do not wish to receive any email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. Copyright © 2014 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)