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Book Title:Becoming a Better Boss: Be the leader people want to follow, not just tolerate
Author:Burl Stamp
Published:2026
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Everyone wants to be a leader. But what employees really need is a great boss. Seventy percent of what determines whether an employee is engaged at work comes down to one thing: the person they report to.
"Becoming a Better Boss" helps managers become that boss. Most of us became managers by being great at the technical or tactical parts of our job, only to realize the skills that made us star individual performers can make us a terrible boss. Former hospital CEO Burl Stamp offers a candid playbook for mastering the human side of management that nobody trained you for.
The T.E.A.M. Model (Teach, Empower, Align, and Mentor) addresses the root causes of burnout and disengagement with tools managers can use immediately. Readers learn to earn trust in hundreds of small moments, build a culture where people feel they have a voice, and become the leader people want to work for.