Stepping Up to Lead: A Practical Guide for Your First People-Management Role - Softcover

Beckwith, Annabelle; Beckwith, India

Softcover

ISBN 10: 196679813X ISBN 13: 9781966798132

Publisher: She Rises Studios Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

‘Stepping Up to Lead’ does exactly what it says on the cover: it provides practical advice, and best practice tools and techniques for those stepping into – or aspiring to step into – their first people management role.

The book brings together the on-the-ground questions raised by India Beckwith, a 21st century first-time people manager, and Annabelle Beckwith’s 25 years experience in the design and delivery of leadership training and coaching programmes for some of the world’s largest and most successful organisations.

Following the proprietary 5 Peas Framework®, first outlined in Annabelle’s Amazon bestseller ‘Get Your Peas in A Row – 5 key factors to propel your business forward’, ‘Stepping Up to Lead’ offers a structured approach for new people managers, organising core leadership and management skills into a logical and sequenced format to avoid overwhelm and information overload.

Referencing best practice models and frameworks throughout, and giving clear guidance on day to day implementation and advice on further reading, the book aims to be an essential guide for the new leader in their first people management role.

ENDORSEMENTS FOR ‘STEPPING UP TO LEAD’

“This book provides useful tools and also the food for thought and insights I wish I had had in my first people-management role. I love the fresh approach of the joined perspectives of the subject-matter expert and the first-time manager.
A magnificent read for those who are starting to lead now, and an excellent refresher for the ones who have been leading for a while already.”

Lina Guererro, Global Director of Change Management, BUPA

“Stepping Up to Lead is full of practical wisdom for first-time managers. A personal coach in the form of a book, it will help anyone who is moving into a leadership role to do it with clarity, courage and confidence.”

Daniel Afonso, Global SVP People and Culture, Radisson Hotel Group

“First-time leadership is a challenge for anyone. The book and its content clearly take the reader through the journey to success using practical coaching solutions to the many daily dilemmas all new leaders face. Annabelle and India’s practical guide is a mixture of learning experience and creates a practical framework for all leadership roles.”

Andrew Marshall, General Manager, Woodward Inc, Prestwick UK

Edition details

• Publisher: She Rises Studios Publishing
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 196679813X
• ISBN 13: 9781966798132
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272