About Becoming a Leader: Advice on Transitioning into Your First Professional Leadership Role By Jonathan Becker, PhD
Becoming a Leader: Advice on Transitioning into Your First Professional Leadership Role helps professionals transition into their first formal leadership role. It is intended for mid-career professionals seeking to transition from a professional role into their first official leadership position. It provides a definition of what it means to be a leader: people who seek to help their team members grow professionally and personally. They help their employees evolve through challenging assignments by offering guidance. The book helps the professional who is unsure if a move into leadership represents the correct career move. It offers reasons why one would seek transition into leadership, or why someone might realize they have the wrong intentions. Leaders can be managers or team leaders. Although one does not necessarily need a title to become a leader, this book offers a How-To guide on how one can convince their senior leaders that they are worthy of formally taking on leadership roles.
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Author Bio:
Jonathan Becker, PhD earned his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Becker published multiple papers in Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI / ML) based antenna array optimization. Dr. Becker spent seven years in the defense industry where he graduated from an Advanced Leadership Development Program. He has held technical leadership roles including Radar Calibration Subject Matter Expert, Agile Scrum Master, Agile Product Owner, and Lead AI / ML Software Engineer. Dr. Becker enjoys writing on subject including leadership and technology. In his spare time, he enjoys reading books of various subjects including leadership and fiction by diverse authors. Dr. Becker is an avid runner, a Freemason, and an Amateur Radio Operator. His volunteer work includes FIRST Robotics and previously serving as Publicity Chair for his local Synagogue. Dr. Becker hopes you enjoy reading his books.