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Even for the most gifted individuals, the procedure of becoming a leader is an arduous, albeit rewarding, journey of continuous learning and self-development. The initial test along the road is so fundamental that people often overlook it: becoming a boss for the first time. That is clearly a shame, because the trials involved with this rite of passage have serious consequences for both individual and the organization. For a decade . 5, the author has studied people, particularly star performers, making major career transitions to management. As firms have grown to be leaner and even more dynamic, new managers have described a transition that gets more challenging on a regular basis. But the transition is often harder than it need be because of managers' misconceptions about their role. As Linda Hill explains, those who is able to acknowledge their misconceptions have a lot better potential for success. From the January 2007 problem of Harvard Business Review.

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