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Becoming a Manager
- How New Managers Master the Challenges of Leadership
- Narrated by: Machelle Williams
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In your career, there is one transition that stands out as the most crucial - going from individual contributor to competent manager. New managers have to 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. Many fail to make the transition successfully.
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