Transitioning to Leadership
- Manage your own growth. – Set a one year and five-year growth plan. Engage the assistance of a coach and be actively involved in at least one mastermind. This helps to bring awareness to blind spots or weaknesses. Always be reading. Always be learning. Allow for constructive criticism/feedback. Leave your ego at the door.
- Monitor financial and time investments. – Develop and monitor the indicators that are necessary to monitor and manage not only the financial and process side of the business, but the personal side as well. (investment in family)
- Develop your own brand(reputation) within the overall business brand. People need to trust you and value you before they will trust and value your team.
- Develop a growth plan for your team. You are ultimately responsible for your growth and the growth of your team.
- Lift your lid of knowledge in marketing, business development, people development, finance, process, etc.. Learn to delegate. Identify who should be transitioned into a different seat (strengths/weaknesses) Develop a review and oversight process, follow up processes. Become a planner and not just a doer. Look for areas of growth.
