How to Download In the Thick of It: Mastering the Art of Leading from the Middle PDF
You’re in the middle of everything. You are a boss. You have a boss. Being in the thick of it at work, dealing with change, leading your boss and leading your team through it, can feel difficult and exhausting. It can also be rewarding.In the Thick of It takes you on a journey of awareness, growth, and purpose to help you master the art of leadership, to become the kind of leader that delivers results while valuing every human being, engendering trust and loyalty, bringing out the best in others, and bringing out the best in yourself at work.Teatro’s lighthearted, humorous, and self-deprecating style delivers lessons in choosing to lead, changing the narrative and leading with purpose. She cracks the “lack of communication” myth, shows you how to identify pitfalls that get in the way of effective communication, and helps you see through the misleading warm glow of inclusion around the word “team.”When you’re ready to confront the challenge of change, including by leading your boss, Teatro’s In the Thick of It is a leadership book that provides the map for you to successfully navigate the waters of planned versus unplanned change, and coaches you on how to incorporate autonomy, mastery, purpose, innovation, and creativity into your leadership toolkit.The failures, bumps, and potholes are all part of the shift from what is, to what can be. In the Thick of It will show you how to cherish the fulfillment that accomplishment brings. It will spur you on, make you want more, and reaffirm your belief in yourself. This is the summit of your mountain and the high that confirms the worthiness of your struggle.Leaders matter. You are a leader in the middle of it all. You want to be the kind of leader that encourages others to do, and be, their best. You want to accomplish something great, something that has meaning, not just for you but for others too. In your ideal world, people are not cogs in a wheel that rolls dispassionately toward the bottom line. They, like you, are searching for something that gives them purpose.From your place in the middle, there is opportunity. After all, the middle is a place where most of us live and learn. It is what we choose to do with it that makes the difference between feeling sandwiched and expanding our horizons, pushing out from the centre, and creating larger, more productive and satisfying spaces.In all the messiness of change, being an empowered leader in the middle can be extremely satisfying. In the Thick of It will take you there.
