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"The ultimate all-in-one guide to becoming a great leader." -Daniel Pink

From the creator and host of The Learning Leader Show, "the most dynamic leadership podcast out there" (Forbes) that will "help you lead smarter" (Inc.), comes an essential tactical guide for newly promoted managers.

Every year, millions of top…

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1 author picked Welcome to Management as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

If you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with, then I am part Ryan Hawk. His podcast helped me mature my understanding of effective leadership. He also has words to help describe the challenges of that first promotion into leadership. The one you earn for being brilliant. The problem is, being brilliant at a job gives you 10% of the skills you need to be a brilliant leader.

This book helped me give language to that transition. It is the hardest to do and the one most people fail at. This book helped me…

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