A New Role - 6 Mistakes to Avoid

Excerpt from Harvard Business Review - December 2011

Six Mistakes to Avoid in Your Next Move

1. Defining success but forgetting to identify the people who will help you get there.
2. Failing to identify the true questions, problems and roadblocks to be addressed, which may be quite different from what you assumed.
3. Dominating conversations as you introduce yourself and your plan; if you speak for more than 30% of a meeting, you are hearing but not listening.
4. Letting perspectives you've heard before you start overly affect your views.
5. Relying on old power dynamics, which may have shifted with the new role.
6. Focusing too narrowly rather than incorporating diverse perspectives.