You Know Best: 10 Rules to Elevate Your Leadership Power

by Monique Dawkins

Overview

Want the behind the scenes scoop on how to intentionally build influence and increase your leadership power? Get ready for a fresh and innovative leadership rulebook with a twist. You Know Best cuts through the ambiguity, subtle nuances and happenstance that often complicates your ability to build organic and impactful relationships with leaders in the workplace.

Learn 'The Unspoken Rules,' 'The Dirty Rules,' 'The Rules of Thumb,' and 'The Ultimate Rule' in an interactive reading experience that teaches you how to navigate implicit power dynamics that are commonplace in complex, fast- paced organizations. You have power. Learn how to use it to your advantage in an authentic and purposeful way. Elevate your leadership power by using reflective practice in this step-by-step guide that includes practical skills to develop your own roadmap to success in the workplace.

This read packages "self-help" in an invigorating and interactive experience. Useful leadership rules and skills are shared in a concise format that allow for easy and practical application. You get to determine how to apply these principles by utilizing reflective prompts shared in the book. You are in the driver's seat and will feel empowered by the end of this read. You Know Best encourages you to reflect on your current and past experiences to gain confidence in your ability to manage up, sideways and diagonally as a leader on your own terms.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798987581308
Publisher:	Better Equipped Solutions
Publication date:	05/10/2023
Pages:	198
Sales rank:	1,101,434
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.42(d)

About the Author

Dr. Monique Dawkins is a professional workplace leader in learning and organizational development and holds a doctorate in adult education and organizational leadership from Columbia University. She has decades of experience training managers and their teams to positively contribute to organizations. She is passionate about helping clients feel confident while becoming unstuck on their own terms. She is also a dynamic speaker, a certified coach, and an eternal optimist.

Editorial Reviews

2023-05-03
Leadership coach Dawkins offers advice for taking charge of your career in this self-help guide.

The author describes her book as “an invitation to curate the best version of yourself while building influence in fast-paced organizations.” The text is organized into four sections outlining a total of 10 rules and accompanying skills to achieve such curation. Each chapter begins with a vignette from the career of a fictional character named Madison Hopeton, described as “fictional accounts of real events that have happened in the workplace.” Dawkins covers the necessary abilities to “read the room” to glean what is not overtly spoken; to own or learn from your mistakes even if you “dodged a bullet” and avoided consequences; and to “advocate for yourself”; the author includes an exhortation to “say it out loud” rather than leave self-advocacy unspoken. Dawkins counsels the reader to respond professionally even when others “fall short,” to expect that unfair/bad things will happen that are outside of their control, and to understand that being a “workplace savior” who can fix things won’t always be appreciated. Other sections emphasize embracing your self-worth and accepting the positive feedback and growth opportunities that may come your way; finding a work-life balance, practicing self-care, and learning to say no. The author’s assertions about her own successful career, including, “I refused to wait for a leader or organization to see my potential. If a company did not invest in my career trajectory, I would find opportunities elsewhere,” offer powerful testimony in support of focusing on the self in advancing one’s career. The reader may wish for more advice and illustrative scenarios, such as how Madison might respond to specific negative feedback in addition to accepting praise. Overall, however, this is a worthy primer to ponder.

A valuable rubric emphasizing self-advocacy and self-accountability in career-building.

Kirkus Reviews