I love your approach as a thinker when everybody thinks something is true, maybe you should ask, well, is it ever not true? And I can give you another example if you're interested, right? Should you create a vision for your organization. The notion that you need to build the team is not true. You need to manage those people one to one very effectively. It's important to be very clear on where you have to make decisions about whether you do something or not.
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!