Truth About Being a Leader

The Truth About Being a Leader delivers high-powered leadership advice you can use every day, whether you lead one person or 100,000. Author Dr. Karen Otazo has spent more than 20 years coaching executives in virtually every type of organization, and she's personally worked with more than 2,000 individuals, from interns to CEOs. Now, drawing on hundreds of secret leadership feedback reports, she reveals what actually works, and doesn't work, when it comes to being a great leader. You'll find simple, easy-to-use techniques for smoothly assuming new leadership roles, preparing mentally for leadership, honing your style, maximizing your impact, handling tough coaching and feedback sessions, avoiding leadership pitfalls, managing stress, strengthening your key relationships, inspiring people, building world-class teams, and achieving outstanding results!What really works when it comes to leadership - Become the kind of leader that others will want to follow! Solid advice on 52 leadership challenges, from one of the world's leading executive coaches The truth about delegating, team-building -- and getting things done Learn how to build leadership confidence, reputation, network, and influence... gain trust and loyalty....then motivate, inspire, and deliver results"A book of basic truths about leadership that will be useful for any leader, those just starting on that journey and for those who've been at it for years." --Dr. Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Management at the University of Southern California and author of On Becoming a Leader.