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Mistakes New Managers Make that Lead to Failure<\/h2>\n

Nobody promotes a manager or leader expecting him or her to fail. They don\u2019t hope that the manager will be ineffective, demotivate their team, or put the company at risk. And yet we see managers like this every day.<\/p>\n

What happens between the points of a high-potential being promoted to a new manager<\/a> and the failure to adjust and adapt to their new position of leadership?<\/p>\n

We call it the \u201cManagement Death Zone.\u201d When a new, young, or inexperienced leader is promoted to a managerial position, the first few months of their transition are where they are at the highest risk of becoming ineffective, floundering, unsuccessful leaders.<\/p>\n

Most organizations believe this period (sometimes called the \u201cgrace period\u201d) is just a normal make-it or break-it stage that determines whether or not a new leader is up to the job\u2026 But if this new leader fails, then you\u2019ve wasted the potential talent of that employee, and also wasted several months making the determination that they\u2019re not the right fit.<\/p>\n

Avoiding Failure as a New Manager<\/h2>\n

So what if most organizations are looking at this the wrong way? What if there\u2019s a way to drastically reduce the number of managers who fail<\/a> during this \u201cManagement Death Zone?<\/p>\n

We say that there\u2019s a way, and here\u2019s why:<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>In the aviation industry, there is a point in pilothood where a pilot is most at risk of a fatal accident. This period of time is after their initial training, and early into their piloting career. This period of time, between 100-350 flight hours, is considered the \u201cKilling Zone.\u201d<\/p>\n

57% of fatal accidents occur during the \u201cKilling Zone\u201d compared to all other levels of flight hours. These fatal accidents occur due to failure to exercise due diligence, failure to follow safe practices, inability to have or execute alternate plans, and more. 99% of these accidents are preventable through improved pilot attitude, awareness, or training.<\/p>\n

In other words, 99% of these accidents are preventable if the pilot hasn\u2019t developed ineffective mindsets or skillsets during that first 100 leading up to the \u201cKilling Zone.\u201d This means that flight instructors really have to make those first 100 hours count.<\/p>\n

The same is found in management. The first several experiences as a new manager shape how a manager will handle all future challenges. If he or she is armed with the right mindsets and skillsets during those \u201cfirst 100 hours,\u201d and armed in such a way that they maximize application and retention, then they are much better equipped for success.<\/p>\n

We challenge our clients to stop wasting high-potential new, young, or inexperienced leaders. Maximize those \u201cfirst 100 hours\u201d of leadership, and your leaders will come out to be the strong, effective, successful managers that you planned for them to be.<\/p>\n

Want to learn more about the \u201cManagement Death Zone\u201d and how to better enable new, young, or inexperienced managers to become successful leaders? View the recording of our recent webcast hosted by Patrick Bosworth, one of the top leadership development<\/a> minds in the Western United States, talks about the Management Death Zone and, more importantly, how to overcome it.<\/p>\n

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