SCENARIO 1: You’re sitting through an intensive promotion or hiring interview which has already thoroughly reviewed your resume skills and experiences. As the interview nears its conclusion, the interviewer says: “Just before we conclude this interview, is there anything that you want us to remember about you when we deliberate on your candidacy for this leadership role?” At this point, most candidates say little, and are just happy to have the interview end. What a missed opportunity! What would you say in those last 2 minutes so that they remember you above all other candidates? What will make you stand out in their minds as to the type of leader you will be? In other words, what will make you special? SCENARIO 2: This week you’ve just learned that you have been newly hired - or promoted from within - into a management role where you will need to lead an established team that you’ve never met before. From their perspective, this team doesn’t know anything about you as a leader (other than basic resume background info from your introductory bio that has already been shared with them). On Monday, it has been scheduled that you will introduce yourself to your new subordinate team for the first time. There may be operational issues you will need to cover in the first hour with them, but what will you say in the first 2 minutes, as a new leader, that will capture their attention and excite them to listen to you for the next 58 minutes?

SCENARIO 1: You’re sitting through an intensive promotion or hiring interview which has already thoroughly reviewed your resume skills and experiences. As the interview nears its conclusion, the interviewer says: “Just before we conclude this interview, is there anything that you want us to remember about you when we deliberate on your candidacy for this leadership role?” At this point, most candidates say little, and are just happy to have the interview end. What a missed opportunity! What would you say in those last 2 minutes so that they remember you above all other candidates? What will make you stand out in their minds as to the type of leader you will be? In other words, what will make you special?
SCENARIO 2: This week you’ve just learned that you have been newly hired - or promoted from within - into a management role where you will need to lead an established team that you’ve never met before. From their perspective, this team doesn’t know anything about you as a leader (other than basic resume background info from your introductory bio that has already been shared with them). On Monday, it has been scheduled that you will introduce yourself to your new subordinate team for the first time.
There may be operational issues you will need to cover in the first hour with them, but what will you say in the first 2 minutes, as a new leader, that will capture their attention and excite them to listen to you for the next 58 minutes?