Talent guru and bestselling author Bruce Tulgan describes a simple, powerful new approach for gaining influence, beating overcommitment, and getting things done in today's flat, open, and interdependent workplace. Starkly highlights the challenges and frustrations of working in matrixed organizations. Describes a new way of thinking and acting based on influence rather than authority. Provides step-by-step advice and instruction on how to exercise this new way of thinking. Short, engaging, accessible book. Based on intensive study and real-life experience in many companies.

Audience: Broad general management audience from C-level and senior execs to managers and team leaders to individual contributors in all kinds of organizations.