You never dreamed being the boss would be so hard. You're caught in a web of conflicting expectations from subordinates, your supervisor, peers, and customers.

You're not alone. As Linda Hill and Kent Lineback reveal in Being the Boss, becoming an effective manager is a painful, difficult journey. It's trial and error, endless effort, and slowly acquired personal insight. Many managers never complete the journey. At best, they just learn to get by. At worst, they become terrible bosses.

This new book explains how to avoid that fate, by mastering three imperatives:

· Manage yourself: Learn that management isn't about getting things done yourself. It's about accomplishing things through others.

· Manage a network: Understand how power and influence work in your organization and build a network of mutually beneficial relationships to navigate your company's complex political environment.

· Manage a team: Forge a high-performing "we" out of all the "I"s who report to you.

Packed with compelling stories and practical guidance, Being the Boss is an indispensable guide for not only first-time managers but all managers seeking to master the most daunting challenges of leadership.

琳達·希爾

（Linda A. Hill）

入選"全球最具影響力50大商業思想傢"（Thinkers 50）。哈佛商學院教授、領導力研究中心主席，講授領導力和組織行為課程。她為《哈佛商業評論》撰寫多篇文章，著有管理暢銷書《上任第一年》。她為GE、輝瑞、IBM、三菱等全球多傢企業提供谘詢服務，也是多傢機構的董事會成員。

洛厄爾·肯特·萊恩巴剋

（Lowell Kent Lineback）

在企業界和政府機構擔任高管近30年。曾與蘭迪·科米薩閤著《僧侶與謎語》，榮登美國《商業周刊》暢銷書排行榜，入選"史上100本最佳商業著作"。

譯者簡介

宋成一　南京師範大學商學院副教授，在國傢級權威期刊發錶論文30多篇，主持數十傢企業人力資源管理谘詢項目。

黃衛峰　南京生命智樹管理谘詢公司總經理，曾擔任大型上市公司人力資源總監，在管理梯隊建設、高管輔導等領域有豐富經驗。

審校者簡介

康至軍　HR轉型突破工作室創始閤夥人，著有《HR轉型突破》、《事業閤夥人》，譯有《關鍵人纔決策》等。