My team and I are excited about the launch of my latest book The Author vs. Editor Dilemma: The Leadership Secret to Unlocking Your Team, Your Time, and Your Impact. In anticipation of the release later this week, I’d like to share my motivation for writing the book through a peek at the Preface. Enjoy!

Preface

A few months ago, I had wrapped up a coaching call with a newly minted CEO.  It was her first role as CEO, and we spent our time discussing how she was struggling to let go of her prior roles and responsibilities.  As we ended our time, we revisited the “Author vs. Editor” concept, and she said to me, “It always comes down to Author vs. Editor, doesn’t it?”  She was right.  It always does.

The book in front of you holds the leadership secret to unlocking your team’s potential, reclaiming your time, and maximizing your impact.

This sounds like a bold statement.  But I can confidently tell you that I have been refining and teaching this concept to my coaching clients for years, and without fail, it works in almost every situation or challenge that they might be facing.  Whether my client is a manager or a C-level executive, “Author vs. Editor” is the swiss army knife of leadership tools that can be used to maximize any vertical relationship from leading your team to influencing your manager.

Can this book help you?  It can if any of the following all-too-common challenges apply to you:

  • Do you feel like you are spending the majority of your time firefighting rather than fire preventing?
  • Are you rolling up your sleeves and doing a lot of the work of your team?
  • Are your team members routinely asking you “what do you want me to do?”
  • Do you question your team’s ability to keep things on track if you weren’t around?
  • If you were promoted tomorrow, are you lacking a clear successor for your role?
  • Does your manager regularly change your priorities and the key initiatives that she or he wants you to work on?
  • Do you feel like you are constantly behind with no end in sight?
  • Do you generally feel you and your team are understaffed and overworked?
  • If you are a parent, do you feel overwhelmed with all of the activities and commitments of your children that require your time and involvement?

If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, this book is for you.  Through the following pages, you will learn how to do the following:

Unlock your team’s potential.  By getting your team in the right seats, you will learn how to get them to fully take ownership, show initiative and display critical thinking as they work to solve the problems of the organization rather than always leaning on you for the solution.

Reclaim your time.  You will learn how to elevate your role in conversations with your time, so you spend more time working “on” the business rather than “in” the business.  As a result, you will find more of your time is spent on the things that only you can do given your unique role in the organization.

Maximize your impact.  You will learn the art of “clientelling” with your leader so you can guide and influence their decisions in order to maximize your impact in the business.  No longer will you leave meetings with your leader with a laundry list of disconnected “to do’s.”

And for those of you who are parents, the Author vs. Editor tool can be equally applied at home to help equip your children with the critical skills necessary to confidently author their own paths in life.

By mastering the principles in this book, you have the power to reset your life at work and at home.

Are you ready?

Let’s begin.

Mark your calendar for my book’s official launch this Thursday, June 23rd at 9 AM Pacific time. I will be sending out an email reminder at that time along with instructions on how to get the promotional release price. (Kindle version for just 99 cents!) If you’re not on the list, you can subscribe here so you’re sure not to miss it.