Craig T. Owens

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Accepting a new position is a very exciting experience! Whether it’s a promotion in your current organization or an opportunity elsewhere, it’s very tempting to want to immediately throw your full attention into the next project. In this episode, Greg and I discuss the necessity of maintaining a balance between that excitement and recognizing that the people on your team now still need your leadership. This might create more work for you in the short term, but the long-term benefits of transitioning well will be huge for you! 

• [0:33] Any fresh starts for leaders have to be handled thoughtfully. 
• [1:32] We need to work hard to make sure we are leaving our previous position well.
• [2:44] Leaders of integrity give their best effort all the way to the end.
• [4:08] How can we maintain a humble attitude when we have been selected to be promoted to a new position?
• [6:08] There are different things to keep in mind when moving to a new position in the same organization vs. moving to a new organization.
• [8:02] Both of us share stories about friends who benefitted by leaving their old organizations well, and they identify what the true litmus test for leaving well is.
• [10:14] Greg also has a negative example to share.
• [11:03] How do senior leaders handle coworkers who leave poorly?
• [13:06] How do we keep ourselves from being distracted by our new position while we attempt to finish well in our old position?
• [16:15] How do we arrive well in our new position?
• [18:35] We need to always keep in mind that we are leaving or joining a team of many—we aren’t a team of one.
• [22:57] Finishing well is a compliment to the organization you are leaving, and beginning well is a compliment to the organization you are joining.
• [26:03] We would love to help coach you through these types of changes—whether you are the one leaving for a new position or you are the leader who is losing a team member

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