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New Leaders On New Teams: Step 4

By: Dave Anderson  |   Category: Management   |   2 Comments
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Step 5: Culture

Over the last 4 weeks I have been sharing my experiences taking over new teams and my insights based on times when I did it well and when I did it poorly. I learned new things each time and believe what I am sharing can help anyone stepping in to lead a new team. The 5 Steps for New Leaders on New Teams are:

  1. Communicate With The Previous Leader
  2. Meet Face to Face With The Influence Leaders
  3. Bring The Team Together Physically
  4. Build Trust With The Team
  5. Bring The Team Together Culturally

Steps 1-3 are all building towards what I see to be the two most important attributes of successful teams: Trust and Culture. Continue Reading…

New Leaders On New Teams: Step 3

By: Dave Anderson  |   Category: Management   |   0 Comments
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Step 5: Culture

When a new leader steps onto a new team, they have one chance to get it right. I got it right sometimes and other times I didn’t. The effort I put in up front always paid off later in better relationships and more productive teams.

Over the last two weeks I focused on what to a new leader taking over a new team needs to do in preparation for their first team meeting. I believe there are 5 Steps for New Leaders On New Teams:

  1. Communicate With The Previous Leader
  2. Meet Face to Face With The Influence Leaders
  3. Bring The Team Together Physically
  4. Build Trust With The Team
  5. Bring The Team Together Culturally

Continue Reading…

New Leaders On New Teams: Step 2

By: Dave Anderson  |   Category: Management   |   0 Comments
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Step 5: Culture

Who’s in charge? I’m not. Not as a new leader stepping in to lead a new team. I must move my ego aside and realize that if I want to make things happen on my team. I must rely on influence leaders to drive for awhile.

This is the third in a series of six blogs intended to help new leaders who are about to lead new teams. I gave an overview two weeks ago of 5 Key Steps and began breaking down each step last week. The 5 Key Steps for New Leaders on New Teams are:

  1. Communicate With The Previous Leader
  2. Meet Face to Face With The Influence Leaders
  3. Bring The Team Together Physically
  4. Build Trust With The Team
  5. Bring The Team Together Culturally

Continue Reading…

New Leaders on New Teams: Step 1

By: Dave Anderson  |   Category: Management   |   0 Comments
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Step 5: Culture

I learned many things during 15 years in sales leadership. I took over teams that were high functioning and low functioning. I took over teams that were full of rookies and teams that were full of tenured people. No matter the situation, I always learned more from my mistakes than I did from my successes.

Last week I began a series based on lessons I learned taking over new teams. In that post, I laid out 5 Key Steps for new leaders taking over new teams. They are:

  1. Communicate With The Previous Leader
  2. Meet Face to Face With The Influence Leaders
  3. Bring The Team Together Physically
  4. Build Trust With The Team
  5. Bring The Team Together Culturally

Step 1: Communicate With The Previous Leader Continue Reading…

Two Reasons Corporate Values Don’t Work

By: Dave Anderson  |   Category: Leadership My Dad's Way   |   9 Comments
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Marinade Doesn't Burn

Organizational or personal values describe HOW we operate. Many organizations claim to follow certain values because they list them on their websites, or they are on a poster in their offices.

However, many employees will say their organization has values published, but admit those companies do not live by them. Why? I believe there are two reasons:

  1. The values are not defined. In other words, no one ever lays out exactly what each value looks like in practice.
  2. The values are not consistently communicated. Organizations and individuals must be marinated in their values consistently to make them part of their character.
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