{"podcast":{"title":"Harvard Business Review","slug":"harvard-business-review-7777387","podcast_index_feed_id":7777387,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VG7900701114","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/980142f0-0d9c-11f1-9b6f-b39130a8b54a/image/fd144eac00da8bd04368206590cf5ad8.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"HBR","episode_count":501,"summary":"At Harvard Business Review, we believe in management. If the world’s organizations and institutions were run more effectively, if our leaders made better decisions, if people worked more productively, we believe that all of us — employees, bosses, customers, our families, and the people our businesses affect — would be better off. We try to arm our readers with ideas that help them become smarter, more creative, and more courageous in their work. We encourage comments, critiques, and questions. We expect our community to be a safe space for respectful, constructive, and thought-provoking discussion. We reserve the right to remove or turn off comments at our discretion. We do not tolerate bullying, name-calling, or abusive language related to identity, including race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, age, or region; spam; copyright violation; extreme profanity; or p*rnography.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-27T00:20:33.239002+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387"},"episode":{"title":"4 Traps to Avoid as You Transition into a Leadership Role","slug":"4-traps-to-avoid-as-you-transition-into-a-leadership-role","published_at":"2026-09-12T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387/4-traps-to-avoid-as-you-transition-into-a-leadership-role","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG7744807752.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG7744807752.mp3","summary":"4 Traps to Avoid as You Transition into a Leadership Role 14 Jan 2025 --- What you do before you start a new leadership role is critical to your success in the first 90 days — and beyond. While it’s tempting to rely on what you know, leaning on the things that worked for you in the past may push you in the wrong direction. Here are four common traps leaders make when transitioning into a new role, and how to avoid them. Adapted from “4 Traps to Avoid as You Transition into a Leadership Role,” by David Lancefield: https://hbr.org/2024/09/4-traps-to-avoid-as-you-transition-into-a-leadership-role Books, tools, and more: store.hbr.org Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #YourCareer #Career #Job #Work #Business #Leadership #Harvard #HarvardBusinessSchool Copyright © 2025 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"4 Traps to Avoid as You Transition into a Leadership Role 14 Jan 2025 --- What you do before you start a new leadership role is critical to your success i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":194,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/harvard-business-review-7777387/episodes/4-traps-to-avoid-as-you-transition-into-a-leadership-role/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387/4-traps-to-avoid-as-you-transition-into-a-leadership-role.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}