( 4 reviews )
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( 1 of 3 found this review helpful ) Posted: Aug 2 2005
This book is about a critically important topic to many professionals. I basically like the structure of the book as outlined in the Introduction (pp. 7-8, hardcover edition). These points are not dramatically new, yet neatly outline three key precepts to embrace when stepping up to a higher position. And throughout the book are boxed lines of text that define terms or give tips in a usable sound-bite. Still, this is where my compliments stop for this particular book. Why? Most of the writing over-simplifies the disparity between the "conventional" and the "step-up" behavior options that it introduces, as if we are either one or the other. Vague recommendations don't get fleshed out and hints that sound more like platitudes take center stage. As a reader, I was left with the impression that these authors are seeing the real-world as a black-and-white kind of place.
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( 2 of 2 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jul 14 2005
How I wish I'd found this book years ago. I discovered it when it was very favorably reviewed in the Portland Press Herald. It has boxes showing the "Conventional" approach by a manager and then the "Step Up" approach. Too often as a manager, we revert to our gut instincts and they may not always be the best. This book tells how to move up to a higher level of functioning in management.
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( 3 of 3 found this review helpful ) Posted: Apr 19 2005
So focused are we on scrambling up to the next rung of the corporate ladder, that we expend too little effort figuring out what we need to do when we get there. This nifty book examines the issues faced by real-life managers navigating the challenging landscape of a promotion and provides viable - and actionable - solutions. It guides the reader to discovery of the attitudes and behaviors required to be successful in a new, elevated role. This book offers excellent strategies for everyone, from senior managers to college graduates just starting a career. Engagingly written and a quick read, it will leave an indelible impression on how you conduct your business - and your life.
