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Something Needs to Change Around Here: The Five Stages to Leveraging Your Leadership
If you own a business, serve as a board director, manage a team, or are just starting out in management, you're responsible for leading others. Your success as a leader depends upon your team's success.
If they're moving forward, you're leading well. If they're struggling, you're not leading your team the way they need to be led. You've no doubt heard that before, but in this beautifully written and designed book, leadership consultant Liz Weber takes you through her amazingly simple five stage model to pinpoint why your team is facing the challenges it is -- and what YOU need to change to help move them forward.
This updated second edition is a quick-read and perfect for the busy executive with its easy-to-skim format, easy-to-find key summary points, and suggested discussion questions for immediate use with teams large and small.
With its smart design, you can read this as a stand-alone leadership book or pair it with a workbook to create a powerful individual or team learning experience. As one seminar attendee said, "The questions alone are powerful!"
Other leaders have read this book, learned The Five Stages of Focused Leadership Development(TM), and changed how they lead. Will you?
"What a fantastic book! It felt as if it was written for our company. The book addressed all of the major problems we were facing!" -James Hobson, Director of Business Development
"I give this book to my executive coaching clients as a road map for their journey through the stages of leadership development." -Dr. Margaret Carey, Executive Coach
"It's given me a roadmap on how to take my new management role to the level I need to have my team succeed!" -Timi Yonkers, Manager
"If you've ever felt like you don't know the next step to becoming the best leader you can be...read this book." -Timothy R. Milburn, Leader/Author
"This book helps bolster me when I feel that I just can't move that mountain anymore!" -T. Barnes, Leader
"Liz motivates you to be better and to also help others improve." -Theresa Delgado, Business Owner
If they're moving forward, you're leading well. If they're struggling, you're not leading your team the way they need to be led. You've no doubt heard that before, but in this beautifully written and designed book, leadership consultant Liz Weber takes you through her amazingly simple five stage model to pinpoint why your team is facing the challenges it is -- and what YOU need to change to help move them forward.
This updated second edition is a quick-read and perfect for the busy executive with its easy-to-skim format, easy-to-find key summary points, and suggested discussion questions for immediate use with teams large and small.
With its smart design, you can read this as a stand-alone leadership book or pair it with a workbook to create a powerful individual or team learning experience. As one seminar attendee said, "The questions alone are powerful!"
Other leaders have read this book, learned The Five Stages of Focused Leadership Development(TM), and changed how they lead. Will you?
"What a fantastic book! It felt as if it was written for our company. The book addressed all of the major problems we were facing!" -James Hobson, Director of Business Development
"I give this book to my executive coaching clients as a road map for their journey through the stages of leadership development." -Dr. Margaret Carey, Executive Coach
"It's given me a roadmap on how to take my new management role to the level I need to have my team succeed!" -Timi Yonkers, Manager
"If you've ever felt like you don't know the next step to becoming the best leader you can be...read this book." -Timothy R. Milburn, Leader/Author
"This book helps bolster me when I feel that I just can't move that mountain anymore!" -T. Barnes, Leader
"Liz motivates you to be better and to also help others improve." -Theresa Delgado, Business Owner
194 pages, ebook
First published January 6, 2014
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About the author
Liz Weber
12 books34 followersAbout Liz Weber CMC:
Liz has been named:
a Top Leadership Voice in Global Leadership
a Top 100 Leadership Influencer, and
a Top HR Influencer.
She is known for her candor and clear insights. Clients and audiences appreciate her engaging humor, down-to-earth style, and logical action steps.
If you’re looking for someone who will tell it like it is and provide solid, real-world, workable solutions for business challenges, get Liz.
Liz Weber is one of fewer than 100 people in the U.S. to hold both the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) and Certified Management Consultant (CMC) designations. Having presented in 22 countries, Liz’s presentations educate and energize audiences, spur thought, and ignite ideas to drive leaders and organizations forward.
Liz has been named:
a Top Leadership Voice in Global Leadership
a Top 100 Leadership Influencer, and
a Top HR Influencer.
She is known for her candor and clear insights. Clients and audiences appreciate her engaging humor, down-to-earth style, and logical action steps.
If you’re looking for someone who will tell it like it is and provide solid, real-world, workable solutions for business challenges, get Liz.
Liz Weber is one of fewer than 100 people in the U.S. to hold both the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) and Certified Management Consultant (CMC) designations. Having presented in 22 countries, Liz’s presentations educate and energize audiences, spur thought, and ignite ideas to drive leaders and organizations forward.
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October 14, 2011
We commonly assume that the best leaders are the go-to people. Give them a problem and they will solve it. However, once these individuals are promoted they often find themselves overwhelmed. After all, they are the go-to person so everyone naturally comes to them with issues and problems.
Something Need to Change Around Here tells us that what got us the promotion isn’t necessarily going to help us in leadership. In fact, micromanaging is probably going to hinder. There’s simply not enough time in the day to do your work and everyone else’s as well.
The solution is training people to do their job and letting them do it. Create the systems, then allow leaders at each level to grow in their own leadership ability. Recognizing leadership and managerial skills and making sure that leaders are being trained up through the system.
Perhaps what is most unique about this approach is that at each level we are creating leadership for a sustainable business. We are always looking for certain qualities, teaching, and moving on to the next stage of leadership. In essence, finding our own replacement (and the one following that) so that business runs smoothly even if a current leader should be promoted, retire, or just move on.
Something Need to Change Around Here tells us that what got us the promotion isn’t necessarily going to help us in leadership. In fact, micromanaging is probably going to hinder. There’s simply not enough time in the day to do your work and everyone else’s as well.
The solution is training people to do their job and letting them do it. Create the systems, then allow leaders at each level to grow in their own leadership ability. Recognizing leadership and managerial skills and making sure that leaders are being trained up through the system.
Perhaps what is most unique about this approach is that at each level we are creating leadership for a sustainable business. We are always looking for certain qualities, teaching, and moving on to the next stage of leadership. In essence, finding our own replacement (and the one following that) so that business runs smoothly even if a current leader should be promoted, retire, or just move on.
May 11, 2019
Good read
Simple straight forward break down of 5 stages of leadership. Valuable for and organization, business owner new leader.
Important read is you want to grow your skill set and be an effective leader.
Simple straight forward break down of 5 stages of leadership. Valuable for and organization, business owner new leader.
Important read is you want to grow your skill set and be an effective leader.
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