Do You Have What It Takes to Be an Effective Leader?—An Interview with Kevin Eikenberry

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You've been promoted to the head of your department. Congratulations—now stop what you were doing that got you the position. Your get-things-done way of thinking needs to shift to how to get your team to do things. It's a whole different mindset, says Kevin Eikenbery, co-author of From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership.

"The biggest challenge [new leaders] face is shifting their mindset," Eikenberry says. "The way we have to think about things as a leader or supervisor is different from how we think about things if we were just a regular contributor. Everything we do is scrutinized more and has a bigger impact on others than it did before."

Listen as Eikenberry explains an effective leader's mindset, how to achieve it, and steps you can take now to excel as a leader.