Leader Lab: Core Skills to Become a Great Manager, Faster

The Leader Lab is a high-speed leadership intensive that equips managers with the Swiss Army Knife of skills to handle tough situations and achieve extraordinary team performance. It is based on research and training over 200,000 managers and combines research, tools, and a playful, fluff-free style to help people develop core skills quickly.

Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 17 September 2021
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

The Leader Lab is a high-speed leadership intensive designed to equip managers with the Swiss Army Knife of skills necessary to handle the toughest situations that come their way. Through extensive research and training involving over 200,000 managers, authors Tania Luna and LeeAnn Renninger, Ph.D., co-CEOs of LifeLab Learning, have identified the most crucial skills that distinguish great managers from average ones.

One of the most significant findings is that these core skills can be rapidly developed, leading to extraordinary team performance and a culture of engagement, fulfillment, and belonging.

Unfortunately, many individuals are promoted to managerial roles without receiving proper training for the myriad responsibilities that come with the position. The Leader Lab serves as a comprehensive guide to what it means to be a great manager in today's world and how to become a great leader faster.

Based on LifeLab Learning's highly successful workshop series, this book combines research, tools, and a playful, fluff-free style that has made LifeLab the go-to professional development resource for over 1,000 innovative companies worldwide.

Within its pages, readers will learn how to:

• Quickly improve performance and engagement
• Handle tough conversations with confidence
• Identify and resolve the underlying issues holding their team back
• Create a culture of inclusion
• Spark innovation
• Reduce stress and burnout
• Finetune their coaching, productivity, feedback, one-on-one, strategic thinking, meeting facilitation, people development, and leading change skills
• Learn the same high-leverage skills that new managers at the world's most innovative organizations are using to create impactful change.

By investing in the Leader Lab and developing these essential skills, managers can take their teams to new heights of success and achieve their goals faster than ever before.

Weight: 662g
Dimension: 163 x 235 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781119793311