Tag: The New Leader’s Journal
The New Leader’s Journal: 100-day recap
Tomorrow is 100 days. Thought I’d pause to recap what I’ve accomplished so far. Got a head start. Having a plan in advance made a big difference. I knew where…
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The New Leader’s Journal: Personnel Adjustment
Did not see that coming. Susan (my boss’ boss) is moving to a new role in the organization as a special assistant to the CEO. (I smell an acquisition.) Now…
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The New Leader’s Journal: Quarterly meeting cadence
We’ve figured out our meeting cadence: Weekly milestone updates (1 hour each – people live or by phone) Monthly deep dive into one topic (1/2 day – people in sessions…
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The New Leader’s Journal: Roles Sort Impact
I guess I should have expected this, but I was surprised on two counts. 1) Ellen didn’t want the role in investor relations. She wants to be head of marketing.…
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The New Leader’s Journal: Role Sort
Got my role sort figured out. I’ve arranged for Ellen to move to a role in investor relations. With the IPO, that function is becoming increasingly important. Ellen does have…
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The New Leader’s Journal: Personnel Issues
Ellen continues to be a problem. She’s blocking my communication with her team and exhibiting passive-aggressive behavior. She’s also never come to me to say she’s enjoying working with me,…
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The New Leader’s Journal: Early Wins
I changed my mind on the early win. I’d originally thought we’d focus on a new advertising campaign. Still think that’s important. It’s just going to take longer than I’d…
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The New Leader’s Journal: Milestone update II
Second milestone meeting – worked much better. People circulated updates in advance. Each person highlighted their group’s wins, learnings, and where they needed help in the first half of the…
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The New Leader’s Journal: Milestone update I
Well, that was an ugly meeting. No one circulated their updates in advance. People didn’t follow the meeting format. It ended up being a free-flowing conversation instead of an update. …
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