Let’s talk about your new role as a leader. When you assumed that new role, you were pretty excited about it. Your significant other, family and friends congratulated you on the promotion. So your natural assumption is that everyone else would be happy about it too, right?
I envy an email network colleague! A new leader is taking over their organization. As I understand it, he is coming from one of their European operations. Watching changes in leadership are fascinating to watch!
Some are successful, some are not. Almost every time, the early actions of that person set the tone for their administration and the legacy they leave behind when they are gone. In other words, their success or failure hinges on the first days or weeks in the new setting. Is he a class act or just another leader? The class act leaders instinctively know they are the new kid on the block.