On the high wire : how to survive being promoted / Robert W. Gunn and Betsy Raskin Gullickson.

Originally published: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

First precept: Masterful managers artfully balance doing and being -- Grace in change -- The productivity paradox -- Creativity and strategy -- Better decisions -- Letting go to get ahead -- Second precept: Strong connections begin with respect for separate thinking -- Job one: setting the right tone -- Sales and meetings -- Teams, working as one -- Managing conflict -- Employee relations -- Third precept: The calmer you become, the more powerful you become and the more you can achieve -- Focus and clarity -- The antidote to stress -- Measuring up -- Wellspring.