Reseña del libro "Rise Up: How Great Leaders Stand Out and Get Promoted (en Inglés)"
As generations come together in the workplace, they bring with them their own unique, differing beliefs about the world of work and how to effectively lead others. In light of the information economy, volatile changes in the marketplace, and the multi-generational work environment, the means by which to lead have shifted. Thus, Millennials and Gen X'ers are in a pickle. While they are becoming the majority of the workforce many are still searching for what it takes to successfully lead in this environment. More specifically, the next generation of leaders and are running headlong into the perplexing issues of what it takes to stand out and get promoted in a workplace filled with competing superstars. They and their leaders need a new playbook.In the same fashion she employs with her clients, author and executive coach, Becky A. Thomas, provides that playbook.Rise Up speaks the language and the aspirations of the next generation of leaders as it outlines what it takes to emerge as a "rock star" amidst a sea of rock star "wannabees."Using language that the new generations understand, and leadership principles that are essential to success in any environment, the author blends the two to explain what it takes to fulfill your leadership potential and how to do it, as if you were one of her very own corporate coaching clients.The playbook approach, combined with its theme of achieving rock star level leadership, manages to entertain as well as educate as it guides the reader through the ABC's of how to: -Communicate to motivate, knowing what to say and what not to say, and when to say it;-Position yourself to lead, with or without power or title;-Understand and employ the principles of thought leadership, personal leadership, servant leadership, and followership;-Expand your leadership visibility with a formidable network of followers and supporters.Rise Up is for Millennials and Gen X'ers, what the guitar is for the rock star... the essential companion for success!
