Greatness at hand: Linda Hill’s acclaimed book on leadership is going mobile
Get insights on leading in a crisis from the Harvard professor whose management classic will soon be a mobile learning journey [webinar 09.14]
She didn't expect it, but some successful CEOs in Silicon Valley as well as seasoned leaders around the world are carrying around Linda Hill's book, Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader.
Here's your chance to join Dr. Hill at our complimentary webinar on Monday, September 14, at Noon Eastern, for a behind-the-scenes look at what inspired the book and how you can apply its concepts to today's most critical challenges.
You'll also get a preview of how the popular book, a management classic that became the foundation for Harvard Business School's high-potential program, is being re-imagined for release this fall as an enterprise-level mobile app and learning journey.
Register now to learn more about The 3 Imperatives and the new way Dr. Hill hopes her Being the Boss mobile app can help managers transform their organizations and make a positive difference in the world.
The 45-minute interactive live session will be followed by a 15-minute Q&A. Also joining us will be Richard Hodge, developer of the learning journey, and Paul Middleton, whose breakthrough mobile-first platform powers the app, which is designed to inspire and guide leaders in the flow of work one habit-building step at a time.
A key takeaway from the webinar will be your opportunity to download and experience the app in the form of a free 3-step demo.
This event has concluded but it's not too late to be included! Register here to get access to the replay and takeaway tools coming soon.
Dr. Hill's concepts are especially relevant today as leaders are forced to rebuild the relationships and ecosystems that have been shut down or vastly changed from the effects of COVID-19.
Conceptualized in part from discussions with MBAs and executives about their missteps and derailers, Dr. Hill's book presents The 3 Imperatives of Leadership as necessary levers leaders must develop to exercise their influence and be successful. They are: Managing Yourself, Managing Your Network, and Managing Your Team.
The learning experience is in development with Advantage Performance Group and 1st90 in partnership with Paradox Strategies and set for release in late October. The full journey includes the mobile app plus interactive virtual sessions and 360-degree feedback to introduce and reinforce learning concepts.
Originally intended for students and new managers, "I did not write this book thinking about CEOs, but it turns out in Silicon Valley, a lot of CEOs read this book. I was sitting with one once and he pulled it out of his backpack," Dr. Hill says, "and clearly it had been used and read a lot. And he looked at it and he said, 'You wrote this book! I keep this in my backpack at all times.' "
And making it even more accessible as a mobile app is exciting, she says:
I've always wanted managers to be able to learn when they needed to, when they wanted it, when they were open to it because my first research depressed me when I learned that people don't learn to lead at school. They don't. They learn to lead at work. So, having tools that they can have access to when they're at work, that to me is what it's all about."
A Harvard Business School professor and faculty chair of its leadership initiative, Dr. Hill and co-author Kent Lineback wrote Being the Boss as a framework for a generation of new leaders facing dramatic technical and global change.
Published in 2011, a new edition of Being the Boss came out in 2019. Dr. Hill authored another book, Collective Genius, in 2014, and gave a popular TEDx Talk the same year that was later chosen as a featured talk by the editors at TED.
Leadership is hard, and it keeps getting harder, she says. In the years since its publication, the book has resonated with diverse audiences around the world as a useful way to clarify what managers must do to execute as well as adapt.
"So it's a very basic, simple framework that's robust enough to capture the kinds of challenges and opportunities that leaders face, and I've been very pleased to see that's it's been well received," Dr. Hill says.
About our presenters
Dr. Linda Hill is a world-renowned researcher, a founding partner of Paradox Strategies, and the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, where she is the faculty chair of the Leadership Initiative. She has authored several books on leadership, globalization, and innovation, including Being the Boss, Becoming a Manager, and Collective Genius, and she presented a TEDx Talk later published by TED on How to Manage for Collective Creativity. She has been recognized as one of the world’s preeminent thinkers on management by Thinkers50.
Richard Hodge is the developer of the learning journey for Being the Boss. An early founder and strategic advisor for Advantage Performance Group, he is also a member of the 1st90 product and strategy team, and co-founder of the Cultivating Leaders Center of Excellence, researching high-potential leadership best practices among top companies around the globe. Earlier, Richard was founder and CEO of The Real Learning Company, developing leading-edge sales and leadership solutions for Fortune 1000 companies.
Paul Middleton spent more than 15 years as a corporate learning consultant before he launched 1st90, named for both his company and the mobile-first performance platform that powers Being the Boss as well as other habit-building apps including the 1st90 New Manager Path, Selling Virtually, and Leading Virtually. Revisit his webinar with us, The Secret Sauce: Key ingredients for activating new skills and habits in the flow of work.
Praise for Being the Boss and The 3 Imperatives
“Being the Boss realistically characterizes the complexities of the manager role in the 21st century… Today’s managers will find this work compelling and a practical addition to their toolkit.”
Chief Talent Officer
Pfizer, Inc.
“The model of managing self, network, and team is a great way for new and experienced managers to break the overwhelming task of management into understandable, digestible pieces. A terrific resource for managers to get started — and to get back — on the right track.”
Vice President, Human Resources
Pixar Animation Studios
“If you have your mind and heart set on becoming a world-class leader, this book will prove an ideal companion — part compass, part toolkit — as you work your way through the everyday struggles of management.”
Senior VP, Corporate Human Resources
Bertelsmann AG
Being the Boss is featured in:
- HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People
Harvard Business Review, 2020 - Developing First Time Managers Library
Harvard Business Review, 2019 - The 3 Imperatives framework is the foundation for the highly popular Harvard Business School High Potentials Leadership Program.
- Dr. Hill’s “Being the Boss” workshop has been sought after by dozens of Fortune 100 companies and their global equivalents.
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