The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

180: Michael Watkins - The First 90 Days: How To Ensure Success In Your New Role

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Dec 12, 2016
Michael Watkins, author of the bestselling 'The First 90 Days,' specializes in helping leaders navigate new roles. He shares insights on sustaining leadership excellence through learning agility and balancing humility and ego. Watkins discusses the challenges of transitioning from individual contributor to leadership roles, emphasizing the need for curiosity and effective networking. He highlights the importance of preparing for high-level interviews and adapting personal leadership beliefs to thrive in complex environments. His experiences shape a roadmap for successful transitions.
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INSIGHT

Keys to Sustained Excellence

  • Sustained excellence requires learning agility, diverse experience, and a balance between humility and ego.
  • Leaders must embrace learning, gain perspective from diverse roles, and avoid dangerous narcissism.
ANECDOTE

Jeff Immelt's Leadership Example

  • Jeff Immelt exemplifies sustained leadership by transforming GE through major change.
  • His confidence fosters a culture willing to innovate and poke fun at itself.
INSIGHT

Confidence vs. Ego Balance

  • Confidence accompanied by ego drives the desire to achieve impact but must be balanced.
  • Leaders risk failure when ego creates echo chambers and blinds them to reality.
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