Work Like a Boss: A Kick-in-the-Pants Guide to Finding (and Using) Your Power at Work
#WorkLikeABoss
You are the secret to making work better
Real power doesn’t come with a title, a promotion, or managing a team. It comes from a sense of ownership and accountability that you can bring to the office every day.
In “Work Like a Boss," Nancy shares lessons learned through personal experience (and experiments) and what she has observed in her twenty-five years of business leadership. With her decades of skill in developing award-winning people-centered work cultures, let Nancy give you tough-love advice on things you've long forgotten are essential at work:
Identifying and using better mindsets and practices
Bringing your best self even when it’s difficult
Overcoming your bad communication habits
Owning your sh*t
And more
You can help shape a healthier work culture through simple steps. Stop being a victim of work and start being the boss of your attitude, approach, and actions.
What people are saying about #WorkLikeABoss
[Work Like a Boss] is a framework and must-read example of how to assume personal responsibility for your own leadership, wherever and however you choose to lead.
— M. Kohlman, From an Amazon review
“I have read so many management books over the years, but Work Like a Boss is far more liberating and empowering than anything I have read in this genre. If upline and downline employees embraced the few ideas that I have gleaned in the 30 minutes I’ve been reading your book, we will all live and work better. Themes like personal worth, accountability, dignity, fun, humility, empathy, patience, forgiveness, community, and connection confront and encourage on every page.”
— Jon Sherk, VP and Deputy General Counsel at Amway
“The book is full of succinct actionable insights that people can apply to making their work life and their work places better. And the world needs that.”
— Mahtab Rezai; Senior UX Strategist
“This is a critical book for anyone who has a boss or is a boss. Informed by the best psychological research and decades of experience leading companies, Nancy Lyons provides a toolbox for people to feel and be more empowered at work. I wish this book existed when I was starting my career, and am grateful that it exists now.”
Michael Opperman; Former Executive Vice President, Strategy at Design Center Inc.
“Nancy is honest and entertaining while giving you a kick in the pants. This is an easy and optimistic read for all who are returning to a changed work world. Read it. And, read it again.”
— Julie Allinson; Founder of eyebobs
“Work Like A Boss is like a book version of the mentor that we all want to have. Nancy Lyons distills her years of experience - as a boss, leader, entrepreneur, colleague, and server at a restaurant - into the kind of wise and true advice that we all need. I always appreciate practical insights, and this book offers it page after page. Nancy is funny, too, and shares her successes and her missteps, her hard lessons and her celebrations.”
— Kate Barr, from an Amazon review
“I had a hard day as a leader yesterday. Your book arrived on my doorstep yesterday at the end of the day and I found myself reading through the tears about owning my sh*t and embracing vulnerability. And laughing out loud about how on point the illustrations are throughout the book. Obviously didn’t read it all last night, but know it’ll be a tool I frequently use in my leadership toolbox.”
— Twitter reader
“Perfect for anyone working in a complex environment or navigating challenging personalities. (So…all of us.) Even after 20 years of working with Nancy, I still learn something from her every day. Packed with helpful advice on how to take back control of your work life, manage tough conversations, and boss up, this book is the kick in the pants you didn’t know you needed.”
Meghan McInerny; Director, Strategic Experience Design at Best Buy
Book illustrations by Lisa Troutman, Drawn Well.
Read “Work Like a Boss” if:
you feel unmotivated at work and want to change that.
you have a hunch that success is about more than hard skills.
what you learned about work isn’t helping you be effective at work.
you don’t want strategies or plans, you want real-world advice that is entertaining, too.
Book illustrations by Lisa Troutman, Drawn Well.
What you’ll learn in this book:
Specific mindsets to overcome common mental obstacles
Actionable advice for practicing effective work communication, operationalizing empathy, and identifying when fear is keeping you from action
How to give and receive feedback
Why you’re probably the problem with work
Learn more about Work Like a Boss
CEO Nancy Lyons’ Guide To Making Work Better
With the release of her new book, Work Like a Boss, the tech entrepreneur talks work culture, diversity and inclusion, and bringing your whole self to your job.
Allison Kaplan, Twin Cities Business
Work Like a Boss with Nancy Lyons
Nancy Lyons has spent the bulk of her career thinking about creating workplaces that contribute to people feeling good at work. While she can’t fix most things right now, she realizes she can offer some perspective on one of the biggest changes our culture experienced recently: remote working.
Carl Smith, Bureau of Digital
About Nancy Lyons
Nancy is a speaker, author, and co-founder/CEO of Clockwork, an award-winning digital agency in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has been a leader in the technology industry for more than 25 years and has sat on numerous Boards of Directors.
At Clockwork, she has developed and proven her people-first business strategy and has demonstrated the power of work culture on work performance. Throughout years of leading, managing, and inspiring internal teams and client teams, she has observed thousands of people at work. She’s learned from her personal experiences and others’ what it takes to make work work better for you.
“I want to help people find more satisfaction at work. I want to to show them they don’t need anything but themselves to do it — not more money, a different boss, or more training.
Anyone can be happier at work right now.”
— Nancy Lyons