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I just got promoted. How do I perform as a leader?

First perspective is an alarm bell. Performing as a leader, what does it mean? So first you need to clarify what performing as a leader mean to you. If you are just promoted as the leader in your first leadership role, it can be overwhelming to you. So don't put too much pressure on you. Focus on a long term perspective. Long term means more than two weeks, more than three weeks, more than a year even. But what I can tell you, if you start in a new leadership role, first time leader, focus on your team as much as possible.

Listen and learn what they're after, what they're about, what are the problems. While you're listening, you get ideas you can confirm things that you believe are wrong or not wrong, and you go deeper into what's going on with the team, and then you can make your decisions together with the team afterwards.

Don't focus too much on what is performance. Be clear to yourself that leadership is focused on your team and it's not about you performing. You will perform when your team is performing. And that means you need to empower your team, you need to engage your team, and that starts with listening to your team. And then the performance will come through the team and will be reflected to you as the leader as well.

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