When We’re in Charge

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From Amanda Litman, cofounder of Run for Something, ＂a refreshingly candid, delightfully irreverent guide to leadership for the next generation.＂ ―Adam Grant

＂The workplace is evolving more rapidly than ever. When We’re In Charge has all the insights and advice for leaders to navigate these choppy waters.＂ ―Sami Sage, New York Times bestselling author of Democracy in Retrograde

Most leadership books treat millennials and Gen Z like nuisances to manage around, focusing on how leaders from older generations can fit young people into their existing corporate cultures.

Not this one. When We’re In Charge is a no-bullshit guide for the next generation of leaders on how to show up differently, break the cycle of bad boomer leadership, and navigate the changing demands of those in power and the evolving expectations people have of their workplace.

Based on author Amanda Litman’s experience as a founder and executive (and mom of two who’s trying desperately to have a life outside of work), and informed by conversations with more than 100 next-gen leaders across politics, business, media, tech, education, and more -- and including people like Versha Sharma, editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue; Maxwell Frost, first Gen Z member of Congress; and Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap Inc -- this book is a vital resource for new leaders trying to figure out how to get stuff done without making your team or yourself miserable.

When We’re in Charge offers solutions for sticky challenges:
-How to be yourself without giving your full self to your role
-How to think about social media when your team sees what you post
-How to set up guardrails for work-life balance

Litman also makes powerful arguments about the practices and shape of work:
-Why a four-day work week is the future
-Why transparency is a powerful tool that can do real damage if not wielded with intention
-Why it matters for you, the boss, to both provide and take family leave

A necessary read for all who occupy or aspire to leadership roles, When We’re in Charge is a vision for a future where leaders at work, in communities, and across the country are compassionate, genuine, and effective.

Amanda Litman is the cofounder and executive director of Run for Something, which recruits and supports young, diverse progressives running for local office. Since 2017, they’ve identified nearly 150,000 young people across the country who want to lead and helped elect nearly a million millennials and zoomers across almost all fifty states. Before launching Run for Something, Amanda worked on several campaigns, including Hillary for America in 2016, Charlie Crist for governor in 2014, and Obama for America in 2012. Amanda has been named one of Politico’s 50 Ideas Driving Politics in 2018, Bloomberg’s People to Watch in 2019, Fortune’s 40 Under 40 in 2020, TIME’s 100 Next Rising Stars of 2022, and one of the Emerson Collective’s Dial Fellows in 2022. Amanda has written for outlets like ELLE, Cosmopolitan, The Nation, Teen Vogue, CNN.com, Vanity Fair, O Magazine, Crooked Media, and more. She graduated from Northwestern University and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.