One of the topics that has become popular in management is to really focus on strengths. So I'd love for you to just tell the audience why you have to watch out for your strengths. To me it's all about being very clear headed about what you need to be good at to be successful. If you're not clear about the destination, we call that the comfort zone drop. We call that what got you here, not getting you there.
In episode #11, Michael Watkins discusses some of the strategies that new leaders can adopt to be successful in their roles and climb up the learning curve.
We also talked about the self-doubt phase, and why almost 90% of leaders deal with the urge to prove themselves when they start a new job -- something that Michael calls the “action imperative”.
Michael Watkins is the author of The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at all Levels.
He is an expert on executive onboarding and accelerating transitions, a professor at Harvard University, and a contributor to the Harvard Business Review.
Tune in to hear all about Michael’s leadership philosophy!