{"id":6558,"date":"2010-07-09t05:09:14","date_gmt":"2010-07-09t09:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=6558"},"modified":"2016-04-19t11:16:12","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19t15:16:12","slug":"six-reasons-you-dont-want-to-be-the-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2010\/07\/09\/six-reasons-you-dont-want-to-be-the-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"six reasons you don’t want to be the boss"},"content":{"rendered":"

life changes when you move up the ranks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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allred<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

after years of coaching partners and partners-in-waiting, sam allred of upstream academy knows a thing or two about what it takes to succeed as you climb the executive ladder at an accounting firm.<\/p>\n

but rarely has he put it so succinctly. the skills you need in the new job are hardly like the skills that got you there. executive-level leadership bears little resemblance to being a good partner or manager.<\/p>\n

allred offers six things leaders need to do when you become a partner. think twice about whether you really want the job.<\/p>\n

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  1. give up the right to remain silent<\/strong> – when you become a partner, you must speak up – not nod your head and then go door-to-door after the meeting talking to the other partners. not speaking up, in the proper forum, creates artificial harmony.<\/li>\n
  2. keep an open mind<\/strong> – learn how to listen and question before deciding and acting.<\/li>\n
  3. you give up the right to make all decisions<\/strong> – sole-practitioners don’t need to worry. but when you join a partnership, you give up that right.<\/li>\n
  4. learn to make the proper commitment<\/strong> – saying or thinking, “i will stay out of the way” is not making commitment. it’s a case of “grudging compliance” vs. “spirited commitment.”<\/li>\n
  5. willingness to get outside your comfort zone<\/strong> – you cannot stand still. becoming partner doesn’t mean you “made it” and now you can coast. you must keep moving, maybe faster and bolder than ever.<\/li>\n
  6. you become a leader for change <\/strong>– they hired you to do things differently, or better. change is the mandate. you must be in front of it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    via rita keller<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n