10/2/2012–What got you here won’t get you there
There’s a book by that title but I haven’t read it. Still, I am beginning to experience the truth to it. I still believe holding the same values is important, but the behaviors required for future success are more than just hard work and positivity. I need to develop the skill of predicting “fires” instead of just quickly putting them out when they show up.
One on ones (O3s)–as usual–will be a huge part of that. This month I need to do a lot of O3s if I’m going to roll out feedback. After writing up two people with whom I haven’t done an O3, I know how helpful it could be in preventing fires. I also learned that it isn’t as bad as I thought–both employees (eventually) understood why they were being written up and the next day were back to normal. I have yet to see if future behavior is different, though. I’ve noticed a change in behavior toward me –kind of as if my “newness” wore off and they are comfortable trying to test me now.
After going home this weekend, it is more apparent that I will be looking to move back when I take my next position. I still don’t miss home while I’m here, but I enjoy being there more than here–if that makes sense. That might just be due to only being here a short time, though. Either way I learned you have to take your days off as they come–use them–and go home as often as is practical (maybe more often).
QOTW: “What about hiring line cooks?” “We’ll just wait til a good one comes along.” 2 yr manager
?FNW: How can I prepare today for after this management? Network, develop routines like calendar mgmt, reading
11/12/2017 review–Yes, it’s true at each new level that what got you here won’t get you there. It seems obvious when brought to my attention, but I wonder how many people intuitively remind themselves of it and change their behavior accordingly? It’s beyond simply gaining new skills and experiences to get promoted. Instead, it teaches that the way you have worked in the past is what needs to evolve. Typically, as is the case in most of the book by that title, it’s about a shift in reliance from technical skills to what are known as “people skills”.