Starting Confused: How Leaders Start When They Don't Know Where to Start

In this article, the authors suggest that starting a new job is inherently confusing. Using an EntryPlan can transform that confusion into a resource for better decision making by enabling three kinds of timely learning: learning about your new workplace, learning about yourself, and collective lear...

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Published in:Phi Delta Kappan 2005-06, Vol.86 (10), p.736-744
Main Authors: Jentz, Barry C., Murphy, Jerome T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrators
Boards of education
Business schools
Career development
Conflict
Courage
Decision Making
Educational Administration
Government cabinets
Graduate schools
Hiring
Instructional Improvement
Instructional Leadership
Job Skills
Leadership
Learning
Learning experiences
Learning Processes
Problem solving
School administration
Staff Orientation
Stress
Teacher supervision
Teachers
Vocational guidance
Work Environment
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Summary:In this article, the authors suggest that starting a new job is inherently confusing. Using an EntryPlan can transform that confusion into a resource for better decision making by enabling three kinds of timely learning: learning about your new workplace, learning about yourself, and collective learning about new ways of approaching vexing problems. This article describes what an EntryPlan is and how it can assist people when starting a new job.
ISSN:0031-7217
1940-6487
DOI:10.1177/003172170508601005