The early clarification of expectations of your assignment is a success factor in your onboarding process. That includes spoken as well as unspoken tasks.
How can the “Ten Commandments for Con Men” inspire your leadership?
After I checked if you are coming back on Monday, it’s time to reflect: what went well this week?
On Fridays, as we say good bye for the weekend, I sometimes ask my team members: “Are you coming back on Monday?”
When starting in a new leadership role (maybe even your first leadership role), you can and should take responsibility of your own onboarding process.
The book of unwritten rules would be thicker than the book of written rules. And it is the more important book to “read”!
One of my favourite questions that I ask during a leadership mentoring is How do you lead your boss?
Is there a difference between Management and Leadership? And if yes, which of the two is better? Or is that the wrong question?
Have you worked through stage I of this exercise? If not, please take your time to finish stage I before coming back here. If yes, let’s keep walking:
So, you completed stage I and stage II of the exercise, that’s great!