Stepping up – preparing to lead
We are inspirational leaders, dedicated to quality.
We inspire each other to be brave and bold. We stretch ourselves to improve our performance and take pride in a job well done.
As new leaders, we need to gain an understanding of what is required in our new role, in particular how to move from purely ‘doing’ roles to roles that include responsibilities for achieving results through others.
Use these tools to help you step and prepare to lead.
Check the hints and tips section for practical suggestions.
Match the Tool
to Your Need
When you step up into a new role, you may have trouble letting go of parts of your old job, use the What is your role? tool to help you understand how your role has changed.
It can be hard when you step up from being part of the team to being the person in charge. Use the From team member to leader tool to help you find ways to work differently with your teammates and let them know the relationship has changed.
Use How do you work with others? to help you understand how you work with others and to work out what you can do better
When you step up you will get a number of helpful comments and suggestions. Use the What you need to keep in mind tool to help turn the comments into useful actions.
Capture actions that relate to your own development in Build your development plan and use to help you build your development / career plan in PACE.
Set aside some time to build your 90 day leadership plan and ensure success in your new role. Use Build your 90 day leadership plan workbook for new leaders.
Tools, Guides
& Resources
Tools:
- What is your role?
- From team member to leader
- How do you work with others
- What do you need to keep in mind
- Build your development plan
- Build your 90 day leadership plan workbook for new leaders
Other areas that might help:
Hints and Tips
- Your previous leader can be very helpful in supporting you in stepping up – they understand your strengths and are the areas you might need to develop and are likely to have some ideas of how to help you succeed.
- Be aware, when you are stepping up, you will have access to confidential information and need to use your judgement about what you share and with whom.