Truth 4The Gaps in Your Work Habits Show Up When You Move Up

Moving into leadership is like moving up in school. No matter how smart and motivated you are, if you don't know how to organize yourself, the complexity of your new environment will overwhelm you.

You probably advanced because you were the best at what you did. But what got you to where you are may not work anymore. In the past, you may have been able to "wing it" by relying on your wits, but the higher you go on the organizational chart, the more complicated things get.

George unexpectedly moved up from managing 12 salesmen to leading all his company's sales and marketing employees. A smart and enthusiastic leader, he found that he could no longer do what he used to do, which was ...

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