And no, it is not a steamy tech thriller or a collection of haikus about project deadlines (though… maybe next time).
📘 Doer to Leader: Surviving the Transition is officially out in the wild!
After more than 30 years of consulting, leading technical teams, and occasionally asking Google things like “How to delegate without losing your mind” or “Why does everyone keep emailing me instead of reading the doc?”, I decided it was time to write the book I wish someone had handed me when I got promoted to a Leadership Position.
This is not your typical leadership book full of corporate buzzwords and vague advice like “Be authentic.” It is part guide, part survival manual, and part therapy session—sprinkled with humor, some embarrassing stories, and hard-earned lessons from the trenches of management. 💼🔥
🧠 If you have ever…
👨🔧 Been “promoted” because you were great at your job (surprise—you now manage people!)
🫣 Tried to delegate and felt like you were ripping your soul out
🐱 Wondered why leading a team feels like herding caffeinated cats
😳 Realized too late that no one actually taught you how to lead humans
…then this book is for you.
📚 Inside, you’ll find:
✅ What really changes when you become a leader (spoiler: everything)
✅ Why managing adults is basically high school with paychecks
✅ The difference between making the news vs. just reporting it 📰
✅ How to survive the La Brea Tar Pit of management 🦣
✅ And why happy people really do work better (especially if there’s pizza involved) 🍕
🎯 This book is for:
👩💼 First-time leaders
🧩 Accidental managers
👨💻 Producers turned people managers
🪜 Ambitious doers climbing the ladder
It is funny. It is real. And it is meant for every “I did not ask for this but here we are” manager who is just trying to lead without losing their mind (or their inbox).
👉 Doer to Leader is now available on Amazon.
Grab a copy for yourself, your new team leads, or that coworker who just found out they are now “Head of Something Important” and has that wide-eyed “what have I done?” look.
And remember: 😅 No one wakes up and says, “I want to suck at my job.”
Leadership is hard. You can survive it—and maybe even love it.