Start Your New Job with Confidence

This Element is an excerpt from Rebound: A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss (ISBN: 9780137021147) by Martha Finney. Available in print and digital formats.

Got a new leadership job? Take charge with confidence--no matter what happened in your previous position! In good times, the failure rates of newly employed leaders are abysmal. In bad times, you know there’s a long line of candidates ready to step in if you fail. And the psychological wounds of losing your previous job might get in the way of taking charge with confidence....