The document discusses the challenges of transitions in leadership roles. It notes that leaders often get trapped in the shift of expectations from a technical/functional role to managerial and executive roles that require more leadership, strategy, and managing others. Successful navigation of transitions requires self-awareness, a learning mindset, support systems, and personal practices to build resilience. Key dangers to transitions include a lack of these factors.
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Challenge of transition
1. The challenges of
TRANSITION
They either
failed to grow
as they
changed jobs or
failed to adjust as
everything
changed around
them.
As Ive observed leaders succeed or fail,
the ability to skillfully navigate a transition
By Kevin D. Wilde In role, organization or circumstances
runwilde98@yahoo.com becomes a critical differentiator.
息 2013
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2. Transitions happen as a you progress in a career. The
importance of three job expectations shift: less
tech, more leadership and better manager-ship.
Leadership
Technical/Functional (Vision, Strategy)
(Personal Expertise)
Managerial
(Set
Objectives, Coach, Devel
op)
Professional Manager Executive
3. More detailed view of transition expectations
Professional Manager Executive
Gets Stuff Done Gets the Right Stuff Builds Vision, Strategy & Org
Done Through Others to Achieve Results
Results/Action Managing & Measuring Strategic Agility
Oriented Translating Strategy Manage
Performance
Teamwork into Plans Vision/Purpose
Functional/Tech Coach & Develop Leadership
Skills Others Credibility/Impact
Problem Solving Building Teams Organization
Planning & Org Judgment Agility/Savvy
Dealing w/Ambiguity
Creativity Idea Broad Perspective Managing Through
Generation Personal Courage Systems
Differentiators
Maturity Organizational Agility Sizing up People
Influence Skills Personal Learning
Intellectual
Horsepower
4. Most leaders get trapped in the
shift of expectations mid-career.
5. Lack of self awareness personal
preferences in change and impact
on others
Lack of learning mindset willing
to reach for new skills, knowledge
and approach
Lack of support people support
(boss, peers, reports) and other
resources
Lack of personal practices
resiliency, startup routine
ur Transition Dangers
6. Invest in more self awareness
personal preferences in change and
impact on others get feedback.
Practice learning mindset
willing to reach for new
skills, knowledge and approach
keep learning vs. relying on old
ways.
Solicit support people support
(boss, peers, reports) and other
resources reach out for help in
transitions.
Build strong personal practices
resiliency, role startup routine
So Continue to Build Skills and Routines
Editor's Notes
#2: Share the program by looking at four questions about leadership and building your leadership
#3: Transitions are a big reason derailment surfaces.Look at a career as the progression of 3 needed skillsets.Importance changes over time especially in transiton.
#4: Examples of three shiftsWhat is expected to performWhat makes a difference to advanceQuestion: Which ones do you role demand now? What is less important now and more so later?
#5: Think of it as a transition.Question: what transitions have you experienced or see where different skills sets mattered?Mine: from course designer to coach to strategist