Becoming the Boss

Occupying a position of authority for the first time is not easy. How can you avoid the principal traps of your first steps as a manager?
Author(s): Linda A. Hill
Publisher: Harvard Business Review
Date of publication: 2007
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Synopsis
This article is one of the sources used in Manageris’ synopses:

Joining the leadership team—what are the stakes?
Being appointed to a senior executive position or entering the executive committee sounds like a consecration. But the transition often proves much more difficult than imagined. How can you prepare for this major change?
266a – Synopsis (8p.)
Leader's Positioning