One purpose for this blog is to mine “case studies” of leaders entering new roles for “lessons learned” that you can apply to current and future transtions . For example, I read an Bill Vlasic’s article about James Farley, Ford’s Chief Marketing Officer, in the New York Times on Sunday, April 20th. Mr. Farley’s been in [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2008’
New Leader Chronicles – Add Your Personal Story
Many excellent books have been written with “how-do” guidance for navigating during the first 90-100 days in a new organization or new assignment. The missing elements for me are the personal stories of newly hired or promoted leaders turning around a team or department, creating a new business, or making a major contribution to merging [...]
Learning to Ring the Bell – My First Day as a New Employee
“If you don’t ring the bell during your first month here or someone else will be sitting at that desk,” said Brad, my first supervisor, with conviction on my first day of employment at Industrial Engineering Recruiters. I knew then that my prior cloistered existence as an undergraduate student was truly over. I sat expecting [...]
Welcome to New Leader Journeys with Mark Walztoni
Hi, my name is Mark Walztoni and I’m passionate about assisting leaders, their teams, and their organizations survive and thrive during the first 90 days after a new leader is hired, assigned, or promoted into a new role.
Why does the first 90 days in a new role matter; because an overwhelming amount of research and [...]