An interesting article by Jack Welch and Suzy Welch with reference to the slogan above and my message in \u00a0”Det du vill men inte v\u00e5gar”<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jack Welch, \u00a0Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University<\/strong><\/p>\n Too often, people who are promoted to their first leadership position miss the point. And that failure probably trips up careers more than any other reason. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. It\u2019s about making the people who work for you smarter, bigger, and bolder. Nothing you do anymore as an individual matters except how you nurture and support your team and help its members increase their self-confidence. Yes, you will get your share of attention from up above\u2014but only inasmuch as your team wins. Put another way: Your success as a leader will come not from what you do but from the reflected glory of your team.<\/p>\n Now, that\u2019s a big transition\u2014and no question, it\u2019s hard. Being a leader basically requires a whole new mindset. You\u2019re no longer constantly thinking \u201cHow can I stand out?\u201d but \u201cHow can I help my people do their jobs better?\u201d Sometimes that requires undoing a couple of decades of momentum. After all, you probably spent your entire life, starting in grade school and continuing through your last job, as a contributor who excels at \u201craising your hand.\u201d But the good news is that you\u2019ve been promoted because someone above you believes you have the stuff to make the leap from star player to successful coach.<\/p>\n What does that leap actually involve? First and foremost, you need to actively mentor your people. Exude positive energy about life and the work that you are doing together, show optimism about the future, and care. Care passionately about each person\u2019s progress. Give your people feedback\u2014not just at yearend and midyear performance reviews but after meetings, presentations, or visits to clients. Make every significant event a teaching moment. Discuss what you like about what they are doing and ways that they can improve. Your energy will energize those around you.<\/p>\n And there\u2019s no need for sugarcoating. Use total candor, which happens, incidentally, to be one of the defining characteristics of effective leaders.<\/p>\n Through it all, never forget\u2014you\u2019re a leader now. It\u2019s not about you anymore. It\u2019s about them. <\/em><\/p>\n Suzy Welch is a best-selling author, popular television commentator, and noted business journalist. Her New York Times bestselling book, 10-10-10: A Life Transforming Idea, presents a powerful decision-making strategy for success at work and in parenting, love and friendship. Together with her husband Jack Welch, Suzy is also co-author of the #1 international bestseller Winning, and its companion volume, Winning: The Answers. Since 2005, they have written business columns for several publications, including Business Week magazine, Thomson Reuters digital platforms, Fortune magazine, and the New York Times syndicate.<\/em><\/p>\n A version of this column originally appeared in BusinessWeek Magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An interesting article by Jack Welch and Suzy Welch with reference to the slogan above and my message in \u00a0”Det du vill men inte v\u00e5gar”. Jack Welch, \u00a0Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University Too often, people who are promoted to their first leadership position miss the point. And that failure probably trips up careers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kivikas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1898"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kivikas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kivikas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kivikas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kivikas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1898"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/kivikas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1909,"href":"https:\/\/kivikas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1898\/revisions\/1909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kivikas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kivikas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kivikas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBeing a leader changes everything. Before you are a leader, success is all about you. It\u2019s about your performance. Your contributions. It\u2019s about raising your hand, getting called on, and delivering the right answer.<\/p>\n
\n <\/em><\/a>Jack Welch is Founder and Distinguished Professor at the <\/em>Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University<\/em><\/a>. Through its executive education and <\/em>Welch Way management training programs<\/a><\/em>, the <\/em>Jack Welch Management Institute<\/a><\/em> provides students and organizations with the proven methodologies, immediately actionable practices, and respected credentials needed to win in the most demanding global business environments.<\/em><\/p>\n