What to Do When Your Peer Becomes Your Boss — Leadership Development

<p>Leadership development almost never covers the seat nobody trains you for — the one where your peer just became your boss.</p><p><br></p><p>Carnegie Mellon researcher Robert Kelley, author of Harvard Business Review&#39;s &quot;In Praise of Followers,&quot; attributes roughly 80% of an organization&#39;s success to followers. Every leadership book is about the other 20%. This episode is about the 80%: how to follow well when the chair moves out from under you, without resenting the new boss or losing your own standing. The topic and all five tactics came from Jason&#39;s friend W. Christian Ward, callsign &quot;Mental,&quot; and are credited to him.</p><p><br></p><p>What you&#39;ll learn:</p><p>- The one conversation that replaces three weeks of assumption about what your new boss actually needs</p><p>- Why being reliable before you&#39;re recognized is the leadership skills move that protects your standing</p><p>- How to shut down the back-channel question without making an enemy</p><p>- Team leadership habits that keep the camaraderie and still respect the rank</p><p>- Why disagreeing early and committing completely is the leadership advice that outlasts a change of command</p><p><br></p><p>Jason LeDuc&#39;s leadership development programs are at</p><p>https://www.leducleadership.com/bethebossprogram</p><p><br></p><p>🗞️ Stay informed without the noise: I use informed.now every day — the day&#39;s news texted straight to you, free of bias, clickbait, and ads. Try it: https://infmd.co/jld</p><p>Disclosure: This description contains an affiliate link. If you upgrade to informed.now premium I may earn a small referral, at no extra cost to you. I partnered with them because I use and believe in the product.</p>