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The Bud to Boss community is a place for people making the transition to becoming a remarkable leader to learn and grow.You can join as a member of the site (it's free), and you will gain access to videos, special reports, and articles designed to assist people who are new to the leadership role. From Bud to Boss is available now. You can use the links below to purchase it at your favorite online retailer. When you purchase the hard cover book, you will find instructions on page 5 of the Bonus Bytes section for upgrading your free site membership to a full community membership with additional content and the opportunity to interact with the authors of the book (Kevin Eikenberry and Guy Harris).

Learning to Say “Yes” and “No”

This is an excerpt from Bring Your Brain to Work: Using Cognitive Science to Get a Job, Do it Well, and Advance Your Career, a brand-new leadership book by Art Markman. Think about the requests people make of you. How do you generally respond? If you’re like most of us, you have a dominant response. […] [READ MORE]

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Prevent Communication Problems With Your New Team

When you take over a team, outline expectations for how you want to communicate with your new employees. Doing so helps to ensure that they meet those expectations, that you reduce misunderstandings and that you prevent productivity-zapping communication breakdowns. As soon as you assume your role as leader, lay out these guidelines: How you prefer […] [READ MORE]

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What to Do When Employees Mess Up

No doubt it’s frustrating when an employee does a lousy job on work you assigned him or her. As the manager, you often have to spend time revising the work, cleaning up your employee’s mistakes and taking blame for the unsatisfactory work from your own boss. That is why so many first time managers refuse […] [READ MORE]

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