<p>The day you have been dreaming of is here… you have just become the boss.&nbsp; NOW WHAT DO YOU DO? </p> <p><img style="display:inline;float:right;margin:0 5px;" align="right" src="http://www.frombudtoboss.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/From-Bud-toBoss-cover-rot-185x240-glow.png" width="185" height="240">If this is your dream, the answer is a very important one.&nbsp; If you are already a “boss” you know it is not a simple one.&nbsp; Making the transition from “bud” to “boss” can&nbsp; be a tricky one and sooner or later, as entrepreneurs and as leaders, it is a lesson we all must learn.</p> <p>Experienced leaders will tell you this is an ongoing learning process.&nbsp; For first time supervisors, managers and leaders, knowing how to do it right is a key stepping stone on the road to success.</p> <p>That’s why this new book: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470891556/">Bud to Boss</a> by <a href="http://www.frombudtoboss.com/authors/kevin-eikenberry">Kevin Eikenberry</a> and <a href="http://www.frombudtoboss.com/authors/guy-harris">Guy Harris</a> (Jossey-Bass, February 15, 2011) is one you probably want&nbsp; to have in your library. In the video below, co-author Kevin Eikenberry shares some highlights of what’s inside and why it is important.</p> <p>&nbsp; </p> <div style="display:inline;float:none;margin:0;padding:0;" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:10ef5c07-f2c2-4e85-8d40-e4068077228a" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div>[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnOMzCRYMVE&amp;w=448&amp;h=252&amp;hd=1]</div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em;">BUD TO BOSS co author Kevin Eikenberry shares insights into why now is the right time for a book like BUD TO BOSS and who can benefit from its message.</div></div> <p><em>Watch the original video by Kevin Eikenberry at the </em><a href="http://www.frombudtoboss.com/media-room/video/"><em>Bud To Boss website</em></a></p> <p>In the video, Kevin shared the 6 main points you will find in <em>Bud to Boss.</em>&nbsp; So I thought you might enjoy seven great quotes I found inside when I read it.</p> <p>On&nbsp; the impact you make as a leader:</p> <blockquote> <p>…like a boat, you can tell a great deal about leaders, <br>even if you have never met them, by looking at their wake—their impact on the organization.</p> <p>The two sides of a leader’s wake are <br>1. The tasks or results he accomplishes <br>2. The people or relationships he impacts</p></blockquote> <p><font color="#000000">On Control and Empowerment</font></p> <blockquote> <p>You can’t tell another person that he or she is empowered. <br>That person will not act empowered until he or she feels <br>that way.</p></blockquote> <p><font color="#000000">On Change:</font></p> <blockquote> <p>As a leader, how others experience change is as <br>important as how you experience it.</p></blockquote> <p>On Communication:</p> <blockquote> <p>Communication style models are good guides for <br>understanding other people. They are not rules that <br>define other people.</p></blockquote> <p><font color="#000000">On Coaching:</font></p> <blockquote> <p>Coaching is more about ‘‘we’’ than ‘‘me,’’ more about <br>conversation and discovery than advice.</p></blockquote> <p><font color="#000000">On Collaboration and Teams</font></p> <blockquote> <p>The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime. —Babe Ruth, Baseball player</p></blockquote> <p><font color="#000000">On Goals and Commitment</font></p> <blockquote> <p>Goals help you look beyond the activity and get clear on what you really want to accomplish. In other words, though time management is great, goals put the focus on accomplishment.</p></blockquote> <p><font color="#333333">So that’s my sneak peek into </font><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470891556/"><font color="#333333"><em><u>Bud to Boss</u></em></font></a><font color="#333333"> by </font><a href="http://www.frombudtoboss.com/authors/kevin-eikenberry"><font color="#333333">Kevin Eikenberry</font></a><font color="#333333"> and </font><a href="http://www.frombudtoboss.com/authors/guy-harris"><font color="#333333">Guy Harris</font></a><font color="#333333">.&nbsp; It’s a great book with lots of good information and tools, plus easy to follow guides and examples. If you know someone who is making the transition from Bud to Boss for the first time or the just the next time, you may want to pass this review along…or buy them the book.&nbsp; I’m certainly appreciative that someone shared it with me.</font></p> <p><strong>Thanks for stopping by.&nbsp; Stay Tuned…</strong></p> <blockquote> <p>Joan Koerber-Walker</p></blockquote> <blockquote></blockquote> <p><strong>About the Joan: </strong></p> <p><a href="http://jkw.typepad.com/.a/6a01053650f43d970c013489b143d5970c-pi"><img border="0" alt="Koerber-Walker-056" align="left" src="http://jkw.typepad.com/.a/6a01053650f43d970c013489b143e3970c-pi" width="83" height="103"></a> An entrepreneur, author, speaker and corporate advisor, <a href="http://jkw.typepad.com/www.linkedin.com/in/joankoerberwalker">Joan Koerber-Walker's</a> journey has spanned from corporate America to entrepreneurship and non-profits as well as to community leadership and into the halls of Washington D.C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To learn more about how CorePurpose and the CoreAlliance can help you grow your business in 2011, you can contact her by clicking <a href="http://corepurpose.com/contact.html">here</a>.</p> <h6>CorePurpose&nbsp; is a registered trademark of CorePurpose, Inc.&nbsp; CoreAlliance is a&nbsp; service mark of CorePurpose Inc.&nbsp; All rights reserved</h6>