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1 A Note from the Authors. <p>2 A Roadmap for This Book.</p> <p>3 Now What?</p> <p>4 How to Get the Most from This Book.</p> <p><b>Part I Succeeding in Your Transition to Leadership.</b></p> <p>5 Common Concerns About the Transition to Leadership.</p> <p>6 Improving Your Results by Understanding the Critical Components of Your Leadership Role.</p> <p>7 Confronting Important Changes You Face as a New Leader.</p> <p>8 Your Unseen Impact as a Leader and Why You Should Understand It.</p> <p>9 Why You Must Give Up Control to Gain Influence.</p> <p>10 How to Use the Power of Expectations for Greater Results.</p> <p><b>Part II Change.</b></p> <p>11 Before We Go Too Far, or the Nature of Change.</p> <p>12 If Change Is a Choice, How Do We Decide?</p> <p>13 How to Diagnose Why People Won't Change.</p> <p>14 Why All Change Isn't Created Equal, but the Principles Still Apply.</p> <p>15 How Do I Communicate Change Most Effectively?</p> <p>16 But What About Resistance?</p> <p><b>Part III Communication.</b></p> <p>17 Why You Need a Communication Model.</p> <p>18 Using the DISC Model of Human Behavior to Understand People.</p> <p>19 How You Can Connect and Communicate Better with People.</p> <p>20 Beyond Behavior: Using the DISC Model to Understand What Motivates People.</p> <p>21 The Nuts and Bolts of Communicating with Each Style.</p> <p>22 How to Make Your Communication More Powerful, Persuasive, and Memorable.</p> <p>23 The Other Side of Communication: Becoming a Better Listener.</p> <p>24Your Kick Start to Winning Presentations.</p> <p><b>Part IV Coaching.</b></p> <p>25 Coaching The ABCs of Coaching Success.</p> <p>26 Feedback The Heart of All Coaching.</p> <p>27 How to Use the Four Types of Feedback.</p> <p>28 How to Give Feedback.</p> <p>29 Performance Evaluations in the Real World.</p> <p>30 How Do We Show Our Support?</p> <p>31 A Practical Coaching Model to Help You Succeed as a Coach.</p> <p><b>Part V Collaboration.</b></p> <p>32 How You Can Apply the Seven Keys to Better Meetings.</p> <p>33 Understanding What Happens When Groups Become Teams.</p> <p>34 How Teams Develop and How You Can Help Them.</p> <p>35 How Can I Achieve Greater Team Success?</p> <p>36 Speaking of Conflict (Because We Know You're Wondering About It).</p> <p>37 Common Conflict Questions and Their Answers.</p> <p>38 Using a Process: The Five Ds of Workplace Conflict Resolution.</p> <p>39 The Seven Deadly Sins of Conflict Resolution and How to Avoid Them.</p> <p>40 Applying Assertive Communication Techniques.</p> <p><b>Part VI Commitment to Success.</b></p> <p>41 Are Goals Really That Important?</p> <p>42 Goal Success Starts with You.</p> <p>43 Beyond SMART: The Keys to Goal Setting.</p> <p>44 How to Set Goals with Others.</p> <p>45 What Is the Right Attitude to Support Goal Achievement?</p> <p>46 Moving From Goal Setting to Goal Getting.</p> <p>References.</p> <p>Acknowledgments.</p> <p>About the Authors.</p> <p>Additional Resources.</p> <p>Index.</p>

<p><b>KEVIN EIKENBERRY</b> is the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group, a learning consulting company that provides a wide range of training and delivery services, and is the co-developer of the Bud to Boss^™ Workshop. He has worked with numerous Fortune 500 companies, smaller firms, and universities, as well as with a variety of government agencies.</p> <p><b>GUY HARRIS</b> is the owner of Principle Driven Consulting, and is a master trainer and coach with The Kevin Eikenberry Group and the co-developer of the Bud to Boss^™ Workshop. Previously, he was a nuclear engineering officer in the U.S. Navy, a manager in the chemical industry, and an entrepreneur.

<p><b>PRAISE FOR <i>FROM BUD TO BOSS</i></b></p> <p><b>“Making the transition from peer to leader can be a very perilous journey, but it just got a whole lot easier now that Kevin Eikenberry and Guy Harris have written <i>From Bud to Boss</i>. It’s an engaging read, full of immensely practical advice and compelling real-life examples. You must take this book along with you as you start your new adventure into leadership.”</b><BR><b>—JIM KOUZES,</b> award-winning coauthor of the best-selling <i>The Leadership Challenge</i> and <i>The Truth About Leadership</i>; Dean’s Executive Professor of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University <p><b>“I wish someone had given me this book fifteen years ago. That was the very first thought I had while reading this book: I really could have used this. Fortunately, I still can. It was amazing to read about the situations described here, as I recalled similar situations, one after another. Everything Kevin and Guy write about seems to have occurred in my past, either to me or my colleagues. This book is real.”</b><BR><b>—HARRI JARVELIN,</b> human resource director, Neste Oil <p><b>“In <i>From Bud to Boss</i>, Kevin Eikenberry and Guy Harris provide a remarkably lucid guide to becoming a leader and building a team. In addition to sage advice, they offer lots of practical suggestions for being the very best leader you can become.”</b><BR><b>—BILL GEORGE,</b> Harvard Business School professor, former Medtronic CEO, best-selling leadership author <p><b>“<i>From Bud to Boss</i> is an engaging, enlightening, refreshing read on leader-ship. It’s like having a good conversation with a wise friend who cares about helping you become the best you can be. Thanks Kevin and Guy—I will definitely recommend this book.”</b><BR><b>—JANICE BEER,</b> vice president, People Potential, Canada

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