Steadying the Ship: Following an incompetent predecessor

Episode #105 // Sometimes, you come into a new leadership role where the team you take over is broken. This happens with surprising regularity. Why? Because there’s a strong correlation between poor culture, poor performance, and poor leadership.

We know that great leaders are in short supply, and the role models we look towards don’t necessarily show us how to improve.

So how do you pick up the pieces after a poor leader has left? If you haven’t had to do this yet in your leadership career, just wait - you will. We’re going to help you to work out how to take stock of the situation and move your team forward.

Don’t miss my seven tips for rebooting your team culture - download them in a free PDF resource, the '7 Ways to Reboot Team Culture'!

Your boss wants more with less. Your team wants less, full stop. You're stuck in the middle.

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