How do you transition successfully in a circumstance like that was certainly one piece of it? The other thing is transitions have become more and more frequent. People were moving increasingly quickly through different roles, which meant they had even less time to get up to speed. And then, of course, with COVID-19, I feel like everybody's in transition, right?I mean, it's 100% transition all the time right now,. So that'd be a couple of things I think that have kind of changed over time.
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!