Do’s |
Don’ts |
- Align with your boss by: Understanding his/her vision, goals,
pressures, and style and clarifying his/her expectations. The
more detailed the better. Make sure to cover goals, resources,
success measures, alliances
- Identify a mentor who can help you navigate the politics
and culture.
- Be a student of the organization, your new team and department.
- Remember that people resist change that comes from the top
down and embrace what they can own.
- Develop a plan that includes long and short term goals
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- Be seduced into playing the role of the "knight in shining
armor"
- Make early judgments about people based on hearsay or first
impressions
- Give people the impression that you have all the answers
before you even get all the facts and input
- Squander the very narrow window of opportunity to make a
strong first impression
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