From Bud to Boss

PRAISE FOR FROM BUD TO BOSS "Making the transition from peer to leader can be a very perilous journey, but it just got a whole lot easier now that Kevin Eikenberry and Guy Harris have written From Bud to Boss. It's an engaging read, full of immensely practical advice and compelling real-life examples. You must take this book along with you as you start your new adventure into leadership."-JIM KOUZES, award-winning coauthor of the best-selling The Leadership Challenge and The Truth About Leadership; Dean's Executive Professor of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University "I wish someone had given me this book fifteen years ago. That was the very first thought I had while reading this book: I really could have used this. Fortunately, I still can. It was amazing to read about the situations described here, as I recalled similar situations, one after another. Everything Kevin and Guy write about seems to have occurred in my past, either to me or my colleagues. This book is real."-HARRI JARVELIN, human resource director, Neste Oil "In From Bud to Boss, Kevin Eikenberry and Guy Harris provide a remarkably lucid guide to becoming a leader and building a team. In addition to sage advice, they offer lots of practical suggestions for being the very best leader you can become."-BILL GEORGE, Harvard Business School professor, former Medtronic CEO, best-selling leadership author "From Bud to Boss is an engaging, enlightening, refreshing read on leader-ship. It's like having a good conversation with a wise friend who cares about helping you become the best you can be. Thanks Kevin and Guy-I will definitely recommend this book."-JANICE BEER, vice president, People Potential, Canada