Below is a case study in leadership.  It deals with a leader promoted from amongst their peers and a unique situation they, as the new leader, were faced with in their first fifteen days in their position.  The question I put before you is what impact did you think this leader had and what would you have done differently? The Leader and Her Team Jill was a...

You have just been touched.  Your boss has come down, placing their hand on your shoulder, and anointed you the next leader within the organization.  You are to be given a team to inspire, manage, and lead into the growing future of your company.  Congratulations!  Do you know what team you are getting? It is an important question that you need to answer...

Newly minted leaders always worry about getting it right.  What I mean is that they worry about getting it right in how their teams, peers, and higher-ups look at them.  That can create a sense of worry that leads to paralysis, making it harder for the new leader to make even easy decisions.  The first rule the new leader should follow is this: Get over...

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Promotion.  We all fight for it when we work for a company or someone else.  We want a new title, a raise, more responsibility, and more influence a promotion can give us.  One of the most difficult promotions is where it occurs amongst your peers.  Yes, I am talking about becoming a manager/leader amongst what was once your peer group.  Woe to the new...