Congratulations!!!!

You have been promoted or you have been offered the dream leadership position in a new organization.You have probably gone through rounds and rounds of interview to land on this offer. Maybe it has been a journey for you. Maybe it has been a decision that you have been pondering about it for quite some time and have finally decided to make the leap. Maybe you were looking for a fresh start to bring your ideas, talent, and experience to a new environment.

A promotion marks the result of years of hard work to persuade influential people in the organization that you’re willing and able to move to the next level. It also can be the result of your courage to move to a new organization to tackle on new responsibilities and experience a higher organizational role. In any case, it marks the beginning of a new journey.

What ever the case might be, you have made it.

You have landed on this new position.

You know that after the initial excitement dies down, it is time to roll up your sleeves and get ready to prove yourself in your new position.

Why?

Simply because you are in transition.

You are in transition because your role is shifting. You are in transition because with new job you have new responsibilities. You are in transition because you will be working in a different environment or reporting to a new boss. Sometimes it transition and Encompasses all of these questions!

Regardless of the type of transition, it is a crucial time for you. Impressing your manager, colleagues, peers within the first 90 days is not only essential for your success in the current role but it also paves the way for how you feel in that organization for the rest of your tenure in that place.

You must figure out what it takes to be excellent in the new role, how to exceed the expectations of those who promoted you, and how to position yourself for still greater things. Specifically, every promotion presents new leaders with a core set of challenges to be surmounted.

It might sound a bit scary but fear not.

We as humans undergo transitions in life often.

The only constant in life is change.

It is not as hard and scary as it sounds if you have a sounding board beside you to bounce off ideas off of and to prepare your own strategy to ace yourself.

That is where I come in.

Together we plan for your transition.

Let me share a familiar story with you:

"Who are you?” said the Caterpillar.…

“I—I hardly know, Sir, just at present,” Alice replied rather shyly, “at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have changed several times since then.”

—Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

If you're curious about what kind of situations might arise, I give you an example.

We as humans have a tendency to gravitate towards the parts of the job that the enjoy and be feel we are good at. Hence, we end up focusing on those parts of the job and ignoring the parts that we dislike or simply we do not feel to be as good at them.

What can be the result in your opinion?

You will get caught in your own blind spots.

You will go better and better in the areas that you are strong in them and ignore more and more what you're not good at them. It is my job to see if this is happening to you and how we can build the balance in you to become more well-rounded with your skill set.

Do you now understand how crucial it is to have an experienced sounding board who have been in your shoes by your side?

Yes it is easy to get trapped in our own blind spots.

This is only one example.

There there other traps that anyone can experience during the transition at work.

Now it is more than ever important to consider these traps when undergoing transitions.

It's because, right now, it seems like things are too stressful and chaotic to find any balance or stay positive.

Listen to the news, and you're convinced the world is about to end.

Believe me, I'm as frustrated about the restrictions and lockdowns and the damn virus as the next guy.

But all that stuff?

You can't control any of it.

What you can control is how you show up in your NEW role as a leader...both at work (whether remotely or slowly getting back into the office) AND at home with your family. Yes, you heard me right. We need that balance here.

Together we build a road map to support you through this transitional journey.