From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership

San Francisco, CA – Congratulations - you’ve been promoted! Now what?

What if you have little or no training about how to manage your team? Making a transition from a team member and peer to a leader, from “bud to boss”, can be exciting and rewarding. It can also be challenging, confusing, overwhelming, or frustrating. Without necessary support and resources, new supervisors may flounder.

FROM BUD TO BOSS: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership (Jossey-Bass; 978-0-470-89155-1; February 2011) by Kevin Eikenberry and Guy Harris gives employees the opportunity to convince their one-time peers that they have what it takes to lead them to new levels of success, gain their respect and garner their cooperation.

FROM BUD TO BOSS offers a comprehensive solution and serves as a handbook/training guide that provides practical steps for new supervisors who want to improve their ability to lead others. The book focuses on the difficulties any new manager faces, including:

• Managing friends and former peers
• Adopting a managerial mindset
• Working as both a team member and leader
• Communicating effectively
• Giving feedback
• Coaching employees
• Leading productive meetings

Management skills do not come easy – they must be developed. FROM BUD TO BOSS helps any new manager focus on becoming the most effective leader they can be.

The Bud to Boss team has built an active online community. For a complete press kit, please navigate to bit.ly/gTBlpX. The authors have also created the Bud to Boss community (bit.ly/fVtbU1) where individuals can build resourcing relationships to support them during their transition to leadership – and beyond. You can also follow the authors on Facebook (facebook/com/frombudtoboss) and Twitter (twitter.com/budtoboss).