The Leap to Leader by Adam Bryant #TheLeaptoLeader #olivetoucan
Channel: Olive Toucan
Date: 2023-07-11

There are infinite complexities to leadership. And, there are many factors that make people want to get into a leadership role. But there are two very popular factors, one is to earn more money and second is to wield power ? very soon you will realize that the money that you earn will not be able to offset the sacrifices that you make at personal level. And since these days you work as a team so you won’t be able to exercise your powers as it could have been done in old times. So be honest and clear about why you want to be in this role ? Because that only will sustain you through the most difficult moments when you might wonder why you took this role. Leadership is complicated. There will be a dichotomy in thoughts. And, if you do not have the right mindset and the right tools to solve it you will curse yourself for being in a leadership role. . So you should not be surprised to have a complicated relationship with leadership.

So what does it take to become a leader ? a corporate leader. From Solo contributor to manager to a leader, this jump has everything to do with your mindset rather than your current title. So from where do you start ? Organizations assume that if someone is a high performer then they will of course make the jump from solo contributor to manager to leaders. They never do a real assessment of that person's ambitions and what he really wants to do.

You are a manager and you want to see yourself as a CEO of a company someday ! It's a hard task but if you know why you want to be in a leadership role then this book is for you . This book talks about how to become a good manager first and then be ready for the leap - the leap to leadership. In this book the author talks about the journey from a Manager to CEO. Leadership roles are not easy but if you are interested then this book can work as a reference point.