CHAPTER 1Position Yourself for Success: Get The Job. Make Sure It Is Right for You. Avoid Common Land Mines.
As discussed in the executive summary, the four main ideas in this book are:
- Get a head start.
- Manage the message.
- Set direction. Build the team.
- Sustain momentum. Deliver results.
As you start to position yourself for success, know that leadership is personal. Your message is the key that unlocks personal connections. The greater the congruence between your own preferences across behaviors, relationships, attitudes, values, and environment (BRAVE) and the new culture you enter or create, the stronger those connections will be. This is why the best messages aren't crafted—they emerge. This is why great leaders live their messages not because they can, but because they must. “Here I stand; I can do no other.”1
An organization's culture is the collective character of its members. Understanding your own BRAVE preferences helps you understand and explain your character. This will help you figure out your fit with potential new organizations and how you would influence and impact their cultures.
Along the way, be sure to take into account your perspective on evolving topics such as work environment (remote versus in‐person), work–life balance, diversity, equity and inclusion, and the integration of new generations into the workforce and the leadership ranks.
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