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Fit In!

March 24th, 2008

The Manager Tools posted an excellent episode on what to do first for someone who is taking over a team. The situation is just as applicable for someone new to the managerial job as for veteran managers. Speaking from my own personal experience, I have witnessed a number of new leaders who came in with both guns blazing and alienating the members in the team over time. Sure, some of them achieved the short-term results they were asked to deliver, but their contributions were quickly forgotten or dismissed soon after they left the team. Perhaps that is fine for some people, but I prefer the approach presented by Manager Tools and John Lucht. One of the very first topics presented in John Lucht’s book, Insights for the Journey, discusses the exactly same “Fit-in” philosophy.

Manager Tools’ podcast: The First Rule for New Managers
John Lucht’s Insights for the Journey

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