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A sprinkling of leadership

If you are a technician (somebody who does a discreet function in an organization) and you accept a promotion to a leadership role, it doesn’t mean you remain a technician with a sprinkling of people stuff. It means you become the people person who also has to do a sprinkling of technician work. That concept is what I see most new leaders miss. The promotion is essentially a whole new role. Leadership development requires the same level of rigor that it took to be  a great technician. Book learning, mentoring, self-assessment, experimentation, group learning, and time. It is a whole new thing. Treat it accordingly. 

by Jonathan

Jonathan Wilson is the CEO of Sandcastle, a leadership training and development consultancy. He frequently speaks and writes about building high performance teams. Jonathan regularly presents his latest findings and insights to business and government leaders at local, state, and national association events (both in-person and virtual). His first book, Future Leader: Rebooting Leadership to Win the Millennial and Tech Future is available now.

Tagged: Leadership

Published on: January 10, 2019

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