Tag: The New Leader’s Journal
The New Leader’s Journal: Milestones
We used day two of the imperative workshop to put our milestones in place. It worked well. Nothing is real until there’s a name and date next to an action.…
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The New Leader’s Journal: Imperative Workshop
Finally! I can have an opinion! Now that we’ve completed the imperative workshop I can say, “As we agreed ….” Before the imperative workshop, I had to say, “I think…” …
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The New Leader’s Journal: Listening and learning
Started having lunch with top performers this week. Went three to four levels down and had lunch with two people who recently received top box performance reviews. Sat down and…
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The New Leader’s Journal: Step Down Meetings
First full week marked by a series of meetings with: - David’s team - Ellen’s team - Faith’s team The differences between the various teams were striking. Let me…
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The New Leader’s Journal: Week One reflections
Definitely feel like I was drinking from a fire hose this week – particularly since it was only four days. All-in-all it went well. Did a LOT of listening, resisting…
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The New Leader’s Journal: Day one
Day one went well! Started the day over coffee with Jack (my boss). Got his perspective on my priorities. I like him. Then I bought the whole office…
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The New Leader's Journal: Impact of pre-start conversations
I’ve now had pre-start meetings with Andrew, Barney, David, and Ellen. Additionally, I had phone conversations with Chesley, Gerald, and Faith. Overall, my efforts seem to be appreciated. Some quick…
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