From Supervisor to Super Leader: How to Break Free from Stress and Build a Thriving Team That Gets Results

IF YOU HAD TO EXPLAIN THIS BOOK IN ONE SENTENCE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?

This is the complete leadership development guide for new supervisors and team leaders, with core principles for building effective teams.
 
There are many books that focus on one aspect of leadership. This book brings together the foundational skills of a team leader and is a great introduction to leadership development.
The team leadership approaches described in this book include:

• Knowing your strengths and weaknesses
• Building relationships
• Coaching and developing staff
• Managing high performing teams 

This book is for new bosses or business owners leading a team of employees for the first time or for public or private sector supervisors and managers.

WHO ARE THE MAJOR INFLUENCES ON YOUR LIFE AND PHILOSOPHY?

M. Scott Peck, Eckhart Tolle, Peter Senge, Stephen R. Covey, Simon Sinek, Sheryl Sandberg, Kenneth Blanchard, Dale Carnegie, Gary Keller, Brene Brown, James Clear, Rachel Hollis, Hal Elrod, Chris Guillabeau, Greg Bell, Susan Cain, Julie Morgenstern, Michael Ventura, Jen Sincero, Natalie Sisson, Timothy Ferriss, Laura Vanderkam.
 
Specifically to leadership, I would add Simon Sinek, John C Maxwell, Travis Bradberry, Michael Bungay Stanier, Jack Canfield, Kim Scott, Don Yaeger, Jon Gordon, Dean and Mary Tjosvold, Douglas Heen, Sheila Stone, John Whitmore, Mary Abbajay, John Ballard, James C.Collins, Michael Useem.
 
WHAT OTHER AUTHORS OR BOOKS INFLUENCED YOU TO WRITE THIS ONE?

Water the Bamboo, The One Minute Manager, Never Check E-mail in the Morning, The One Thing, Good to Great, Great Teams, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast, Who Moved My Cheese, The Advantage, Atomic Habits.
 
What are some of the major ideas that you integrate into this book or your life in general?
Intentionality, knowing your blind spots, emotional intelligence, know your why, personal growth and development, time blocking, focused work, delegation, accountability, communication, having hard conversations, team learning, measure what matters, purpose driven leadership, achieving extraordinary results.
 
IF YOU COULD NOT USE YOUR CURRENT BOOK TITLE, WHAT WOULD BE ANOTHER CHOICE?

“The Complete Team Leadership Guide for New and Aspiring Team Leaders,” because this book is  targeted for newly promoted team leaders and supervisors, and new managers.
“Leadership 101” or “Management Skills for New Supervisors” would also be good descriptor titles for this book.

If you’re in charge of a team or wish to become a team leader one day, this book is for you.

As a team leader, you juggle a lot of responsibilities–meeting deadlines, accomplishing goals, completing deliverables and objectives, communicating effectively with team members and management. And still, with all these items on your plate, you hope to achieve a work-life balance. While this may seem overwhelming, it doesn’t have to be.

In her book, Miller breaks the myth that in order to be an effective leader, you must work long, stressful hours. She provides you with concise and easy-to-follow practices that can be implemented right away to help you achieve remarkable results, including:

• Higher levels of trust and camaraderie
• Increased productivity
• Reduced stress
• Better work/life balance
• Enjoyable work environment
• And more

Before quitting her job at the age of 42 to become location independent, Shanda worked in the fields of Environmental Science and Government Performance Auditing where she gained 20 years’ experience leading teams. She is a champion for personal and professional development and loves to help others become successful leaders. Her leadership purpose is to inspire and guide others to live their version of an extraordinary life.

Shanda helps public leaders and business leaders, who struggle with low performers or find it uncomfortable to give critical feedback, to build thriving productive teams that meet expectations and achieve extraordinary results.