Leadership is: complex, an action, a responsibility, an opportunity
Leadership isn’t: management, a title or position, a power grab, a gift from birth.
Talk to your boss
- it shows your commitment
- it elicits support
- it builds positive momentum
- determine their expectations
- get a common description of success
- talk about your role
- ask about their experience
- build a schedule of ongoing conversations
Talk with your team:
- define success
- set goals
- define control and influence
- focus on things in the players’ control
- acknowledge the transition
- talk about the changing relationships
- talk about your role
- talk about your expectations of them
- ask them about their expectations of you
- ask for their help and patience
Talk to yourself:
- your world is changing and you must change with it
- you won’t get it right first time (or every time)
- you need to be patient with yourself
- you can succeed
Determine your strengths
- think about past successes
- think about what others tell you
- ask people what they think
- consider a 360 review
- make a list of strengths
- refer to it often
- balance your efforts (between strengths and weaknesses)
