Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome: 11 antidotes to thrive beyond first-time leadership pitfalls

Are you an emerging leader aspiring to take your first leadership role? Are you a first-time supervisor, manager, or business owner? Are you an experienced leader who is coaching and mentoring emerging leaders in your organization? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to read Overcoming 1st Timer Syndrome: 11 antidotes to thrive beyond first-time leadership pitfalls.

Most new things are scary at first, and leadership is no exception. We all experience first-timer syndrome when we take a new leadership role. The difference is the degree. Experienced leaders know how to shorten the lifespan of the syndrome. For emerging leaders, taking leadership for the first time can be a daunting task.

This book offers 11 antidotes that enable emerging leaders to not only survive but also thrive beyond first-time leadership pitfalls. Regardless of your age, gender, cultural background, or seniority, reading this book prepares you to make a smooth transition into a new leadership role. Experienced leaders can also use the outline and content of the book as they coach and mentor emerging leaders in their organizations.

The book has 11 chapters (1 chapter for each antidote). At the beginning of each chapter, readers will answer a few diagnostic questions to determine if they are infected with a particular symptom of the syndrome. The author then shares the latest leadership insights, practical tools, approaches, strategies, and tactics that will work as antidotes to empower readers to overcome those symptoms they have been manifesting and that will allow them to thrive beyond their first-time leadership role.