Let's Get Down To Business: 3 Steps to Leadership Success

By Carla L. Coates

Leaders have one job: Take care of the people. Consumed by the pursuit of promotion, most managers never flip the invisible switch that transitions them from employee to leader. This culture of incompetence creates people who hold titles without any vision or ability to lead others. For this reason, most managers struggle with work life balance and have a hard time winning over their teams. Without a clear path forward, they struggle to invite their employees on a journey toward success.
The moment you accept your management position, your leadership legacy begins. Your success or failure will be determined by how well you take care of the people on your team, which includes your employees, colleagues, and managers. "Let's Get Down To Business" is a step-by-step guide that helps new managers successfully transition into their new role creating a culture where people are engaged, empowered, and inspired to meet the mission of your organization while maintaining a healthy work life balance.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Oct 2, 2023
• ISBN: 9798350907889

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LET’S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS. Copyright © 2023 by Carla L. Coates. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address (Coates Consulting Group, [e-mail]).

First Edition

ISBN (Print): 979-8-35090-787-2

ISBN (eBook): 979-8-35090-788-9

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 A Clear Path Forward

Chapter 2 Winning Over Your Team

Chapter 3 Work, Not Life

Conclusion

Introduction

Welcome to your new leadership role. The promotion is sweet. You’re proud of yourself, and you should be. So go ahead and pat yourself on the back. You’ve earned it. Now, are you thinking what I was thinking twenty-five years ago when I stepped into my first leadership position? What have I gotten myself into? If you’re anything like me, the excitement starts to fade, and you realize you have no idea what to do or where to start. You’ve got many questions, but no one seems to have answers. What am I supposed to do daily? What is the mission? What does my boss expect of me? What does anyone around here do? Who do I go to when I have questions? Does anyone know? It’s as if the joy of your accomplishment, having achieved what others have dreamed of, has dwindled, and your mind becomes consumed with: Now what?

Uncertainty is a natural part of your transition from an employee to a leader. And that’s where your struggle is right now, in your mind. All you know how to be, all you’ve ever been, is an employee. But, if you want to be successful in your role, I need you to flip the invisible switch in your mind, turning the employee off and the leader on. Now say it with me: I am a leader. A leader. Ruminate on that for a moment. Then add to your thinking that this is not a causal role. You are responsible for leading human beings. And to succeed in your newly appointed position, the human beings you lead must perform their jobs successfully. For this to occur, you have to treat them respectfully. Although it may be tempting to Fake it until you make it, what you do first is crucial to your success and credibility, which will make or break you in the long run. If you fake it, you will be considered insincere and incompetent, and no one will want to follow your lead. Also, it will be a matter of time before your employees, colleagues, and leaders see right through you, and the whispers throughout the organization may become: who promoted you, and why?

With most leadership transitions, there are doubts about one’s ability, yet the ultimate role of a leader is sure: To take care of the people, then the people will take care of the mission. When you do, you