Leading What You did not start

 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

I have had the opportunity to lead in two organizations  and in  both spaces I was not the one who started these organizations rather I was asked to lead after they had kicked off. 

I can assure you that leading what you didn’t start is quite freaking and intimidating, because the expectations of the employers and employees are always high and they all look out to see how you go about it. 

In both spaces I managed or i have so far managed to pull through because I have allowed myself to raise up to any challenge daily.

Getting the influence you need and having the team on board is another goal to attain when you find yourself in spaces leading what you didn’t start. For you to lead efficiently in this space you need the buy in of team members you find in the organisation. 

Honor the past, the previous leader and the giant who started. Honor the things that were valuable in the past. Ask them what the organisation is best at. Allow team members to share what is working so well in the organisation. They should also get to share what’s unique about the company, what they love about coming to work. What makes the organization flourish? 

As the new leader your role is  to maintain all the good points members share, that they believe have helped the organisation stand out.

As a leader if you don't honor the past u will loose influence. As long as you make changes in the system that disrupt what has been going well for the company you will automatically fail to get a buy in from these members.

Honor the people who where there before and their good work.

Those few pointers can get you started on how to lead what you didn’t start.