To get more tactical here, she implores you to actively seek feedback — and avoid faking-it-til-you-make-it. “That’s a critical part of humility. I’m figuring this out, and so I need people to really be critical of me and help me see the gaps. That’s what I’ve seen in the most successful execs who can truly scale,” she says.
To shore new leaders up with firmer footing, Raimondi takes it back to the interview process. “I firmly believe that no one should meet their new boss on their first day of the boss’s job. That’s such a terrible experience,” she says.