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8 Just Promoted!

Here is a list of transition challenges that you can anticipate. Most leaders
face a variety of these challenges when they begin in their roles or very shortly
thereafter. These challenges fuel the newly promoted leader dilemma.

Examples of the Challenges That Fuel the Newly Promoted
Leader Dilemma
■ Needing to rapidly turn around a business, team, or function
■ Dealing with increased and unfamiliar responsibilities
■ Overcoming a low or stagnant performance culture
■ Acquiring needed knowledge and skills quickly
■ Handling local, national, or global organizational structures that
result in dual or multiple reporting relationships
■ Needing to build networks of effective relationships with stakeholders
■ Managing expectations of multiple stakeholders, some of whom
may be halfway around the world in today’s global business
environment
■ Managing initial impressions
■ Needing to build early momentum and credibility by achieving
short-term wins
■ Needing to gain acceptance for longer-term strategies
■ Making the right people “calls”
■ Juggling organizational and out-of-work personal demands
■ Anticipating 24/7 news reporting and social media—including the
Internet, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn—that can make
controversial issues that could affect you instantly available to poten-
tially millions of people
■ Economic conditions that require you to do more with decreasing head-
count and staff support
■ Shortages of experienced leaders who can share responsibility and who
can develop a talent pipeline of currently less experienced leaders and
professionals

Worksheet: Assessing Your Challenges

How many of the challenges listed above are you facing in your role? Place this
number here: ____