You've Been Promoted, Now What? 5 Secrets To Gain Trust In 90 Days

""Congratulations on your promotion!" The emotions evoked by those words last mere minutes. After you've announced your promotion on LinkedIn and you've celebrated your newfound success, then comes that awful feeling that you might not be as capable as your employer thought you would be. That feeling of incompetence. So, what do most managers do? They rush to prove themselves too quickly in the first two-to-three months."

"And in the rush to prove themselves, they default to command-and-control and authority tactics rather than building relationships, acknowledging what they don't know, being vulnerable, and building and establishing trust. As a new manager, this is very easy to do. I've seen it happen plenty of times as I've coached and consulted managers and leaders. I've even been guilty of doing this myself. But here's one thing I've learned."

"The best way to establish a strong foundation as a newly promoted or newly hired manager or leader is to work on the most important element of all--trust. Why? Because it's the one thing that has a direct impact on you and your team's performance, which directly translates to your company's bottom line. A lot of mistakes can be prevented within the first 90 days of your role if you learn how to establish this critical element of trust."

Newly promoted managers often feel incompetence after the initial celebration and then rush to prove themselves. Many default to command-and-control and authority tactics rather than building relationships, acknowledging gaps, and showing vulnerability. Trust has a direct impact on team performance and company results. Establishing trust within the first 90 days prevents many mistakes and is achievable through specific leadership behaviors. Five actions taught by a manager enabled rapid trust-building with teams and senior stakeholders and propelled a team to top regional performance for six consecutive months. The first behavior emphasized is listening longer than feels comfortable instead of immediately offering solutions.

Read at Forbes