How do you navigate a new position hasn’t been completely defined?

We covered some things I WISH I had known when I first started working. It would have saved me a lot of stress.

 

Brandon Mahoney’s opening volley was that you should assume you are there as the expert. They hired you because they need someone to do something. Exactly what that something is might be up to you to define because you bring knowledge and skills the organization didn’t have before.

 

Dr. Rhonda Bompensa-Zimmerman added that you have to bring curiosity, particularly if you are brought into a situation of change or flux. Talk to your coworkers. Try to understand the culture and how the organization functions. Recognize that you don’t know what you don’t know and might not even know what to ask.

 

Joe Pici agreed with being curious, adding that he doesn’t do anything without understanding scope. He is going to come in with a lot of questions about the project, the role, how success will be measured, results, timelines. Once he has that, his expertise and knowledge can shine and he can be creative about how he gets things done.

 

There have certainly been times in my life where the role I was filling was not clear and then I was told I was not performing – performing to what metric? What were they measuring? (I wish I would have asked rather than just accepting their opinion).

 

What has worked for you when responsibilities aren’t clear? What have you done that has worked or not worked?

 

Connect with the panelists:
Dr. Rhonda Bompensa-Zimmerman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rhonda-bompensa-zimmerman-138aa3b/ She is the Substance Use Response Coordinator at the Maricopa County Department of Public Health and she runs marathons

 

Brandon Mahoney: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstartup/

Co-Founder of Launch Point Labs, National venture firm where he is the expert in creating sales departments. He is known as Dr Startup

 

Joe Pici: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joepici/

He is a speaker, coach and strategist specializing in results driven sales training for top sales professionals

 

Dr Robyn Odegaard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/

AKA Mental MacGyver. My doctorate is in organizational business psychology with a concentration in sport and performance. I provide luxury level, high performance support and coaching to executives, founders, celebrities and athletes.

 

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