Dr Liz Bywater on Leadership

I'm Dr. Liz Bywater, Strategic Advisor to the C-Suite and Team Performance Accelerator. I'm also the author of “Slow Down to Speed Up: Lead, Succeed and Thrive in a 24/7 World”.

I'm here to talk to you today about how to make a brilliant first impression in your new CEO role. I've had such a good time working with a variety of new CEOs in a whole array of industries, from Pharmaceutical to Aviation, Genetics, you name it. When you first come into a role, and if you're a new CEO, you know this well, there's so much to be done, things to think through, relationships to establish, business decisions to be made, maybe a personal transition, maybe you've moved your family from one location to the next. A whole assortment of things that can keep you incredibly busy, 24/7, if you let them. I'd like to help you focus on what are the things that will help you make that quick, brilliant, lasting first impression. The truth is, that will be very important for the way you are seen, and the credibility you establish for yourself, the brand you create, and your ability to influence quickly and with impact.

I'm Dr. Liz Bywater, Strategic Advisor to the C-Suite and Team Performance Accelerator. I'm also the author of “Slow Down to Speed Up: Lead, Succeed and Thrive in a 24/7 World”.

Much of the work that I do with senior leaders in large organizations is about striking the balance of making difficult business decisions, sometimes painful business decisions, in ways that still feel true to who they are as thoughtful, compassionate, kind human beings and good leaders. You wouldn't think that this would necessarily be such a conflict but if you're in a situation where your MO is to be connected with the people who work for you, and to care about them, and to make sure that you are doing good and not harm, it can be awfully difficult to do things like; take some responsibilities away from somebody who is not meeting the task, or perhaps even exit somebody from the organization. These can be really difficult business decisions. They can also be things like taking funding away from a project that somebody has really put his or her heart and soul into and has had a team rally around. Lots of business decisions that can pull on your heartstrings if you are that thoughtful, compassionate leader.

I'm Dr. Liz Bywater, Strategic Advisor to the C-Suite and Team Performance Accelerator. I'm also the author of “Slow Down to Speed Up: Lead, Succeed and Thrive in a 24/7 World”.

I'd like to talk to you today about something that I have worked closely with many of my clients on, which is this sense upon being promoted or given a big new business challenge, that somehow you have gotten that role or that challenge without really deserving it. Somehow you have pulled the wool over somebody's eyes, or maybe they just misjudged you and thought you could do more, be more effective, be more successful than you really think you can be. You've probably heard of this called ‘imposter syndrome’ is one of the ways that people think about it. It's awfully common. Men experience it, and women experience it, and it can be at any level of promotion.

I'm Dr. Liz Bywater, Strategic Advisor to the C-Suite and Team Performance Accelerator. I'm also the author of “Slow Down to Speed Up: Lead, Succeed and Thrive in a 24/7 World”.

I'm here to talk to you today about ways in which you as a leader can help your team navigate change, be less overwhelmed, more effective, and achieve better, more interesting, innovative and sustainable results, as a unit, no matter how hectic, difficult or demanding the environment may be. No matter what the business challenge and what the role, or what the constellation of the company may look like, I find that all of my clients are trying to figure out how to do the right things and get the best results in a world that is incredibly busy, always on and very demanding. Often, one of change that sometimes we can predict but oftentimes, we can't.

I'm Dr. Liz Bywater, Strategic Advisor to the C-Suite and Team Performance Accelerator. I'm also the author of “Slow Down to Speed Up: Lead, Succeed and Thrive in a 24/7 World”.

In the work that I do, I often am helping new CEOs quickly navigate the demands and the expectations of their new role, whether coming into a new organization or promoted up from within. Quite often for those who are coming in from a different company, and perhaps even taking on the role of CEO for the very first time. If this is something that you're facing, I'd love to give you some straightforward advice that I share with my executive clients on how to best spend your time, effort, resources, in order to establish quick and enduring success in your new role.

I'm Dr. Liz Bywater, Strategic Advisor to the C-Suite and Team Performance Accelerator. I'm also the author of “Slow Down to Speed Up: Lead, Succeed and Thrive in a 24/7 World”.

Are you in a new leadership role and finding yourself a bit overwhelmed with how to spend your time, effort and energy in order to be successful quickly and in a way that sticks? If so, you're really in the same position as so many of the clients that I work with, many of whom are Fortune 500 leaders in a wide array of industries who are trying to figure out: how do I get into this new role in a way that feels comfortable in which I feel successful and that also sets me up for future possibilities?