When leaders introduce colleagues to a new way of doing things, they can expect a temporary drop in performance. This is especially true for new colleagues who have never been exposed to a particular way of achieving results. Any time leaders introduce a new learning, a new discipline, or a new language of doing things, everyone involved becomes an inexperienced “rookie” to the endeavor. Rookies make stupid mistakes because they are…rookies. Even highly trained and successful colleagues will struggle with a new field of understanding. When the practices, language, issues, and questions change, they take some getting used to. In the meantime, performance plummets until the learning truly takes hold.
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When leaders introduce colleagues to a new way of doing things, they can expect a temporary drop in performance. This is especially true for new colleagues who have never been exposed to a particular way of achieving results. Any time leaders introduce a new learning, a new discipline, or a new language of doing things, everyone involved becomes an inexperienced “rookie” to the endeavor. Rookies make stupid mistakes because they are…rookies. Even highly trained and successful colleagues will struggle with a new field of understanding. When the practices, language, issues, and questions change, they take some getting used to. In the meantime, performance plummets until the learning truly takes hold.