Leading a Team You Didn't Build

About this episode

Mark discusses the challenges of leading a team that was not originally built by you, offering insights and strategies for effective leadership.

Send us Fan Mail You walked into a room of capable people who were doing just fine without you. Now what? In this episode, part two of The Unburying series, Mark unpacks the leadership moment almost nobody prepares you for: inheriting a team you didn't build. Drawing from a real coaching session with a senior IT leader navigating a major transition, this episode names the three traps most leaders fall into and gives you three concrete moves to find your footing without disru...

People in this episode

Host: Mark Walker

Topics covered

• leadership
• team management
• inheritance
• coaching
• transition

Keywords

• leadership
• team
• coaching
• transition
• management
• challenges
• strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IT

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