Sabina Nawaz rose from middle management at Microsoft to lead the company’s executive development and succession planning efforts for more than 11,000 managers. She advised Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer directly. Now, she is an executive coach who advises C-level executives at Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, nonprofits and academic institutions.
Her new (and first) book is titled, “You’re the Boss: Become the Manager You Want to Be (and Others Need).” It’s an executive coach in book form.
In this podcast episode, Sabina dives deeper into some of the key points from the book, including common traps for new managers; how to deal with power gaps between managers and their team members; and getting honest feedback from the people you manage.
