Let's Get Down To Business

"Let's Get Down To Business" is a step-by-step guide that helps new managers successfully transition into their new role creating a culture where people are engaged, empowered, and inspired to meet the mission of your organization while maintaining a healthy work life balance.

Leaders have one job: Take care of the people. Consumed by the pursuit of promotion, most managers never flip the invisible switch that transitions them from employee to leader. This culture of incompetence creates people who hold titles without any vision or ability to lead others. For this reason, most managers struggle with work life balance and have a hard time winning over their teams. Without a clear path forward, they struggle to invite their employees on a journey toward success. The moment you accept your management position, your leadership legacy begins. Your success or failure will be determined by how well you take care of the people on your team, which includes your employees, colleagues, and managers. "Let's Get Down To Business" is a step-by-step guide that helps new managers successfully transition into their new role creating a culture where people are engaged, empowered, and inspired to meet the mission of your organization while maintaining a healthy work life balance.

Carla L. Coates is a professional leadership coach and the founder and CEO of Coates Consulting Group (CCG) in Bowie, MD. "Let's Get Down to Business" is the culmination of her experience over the last 17 years leading in the private sector and geographically distributed teams in the public sector. During that time, she and her staff earned multiple awards for outstanding performance. She is also the recipient of three meritorious awards, as well as a Superior Civilian Service Award for exceptional initiative, total dedication, and leadership from the Chief of Naval Personnel. She holds coaching certifications from the Office of Personnel Management and Certified Life Coach Institute. She lives and leads by the mantra, "if you take care of the people, the people will take care of the mission." Because she is equally committed to honoring harmony in her life, Carla enjoys traveling with family and friends to wherever a car, train, or plane will take them.