You have started the meeting by filling a vacuum, instead of creating one. If they then respond with questions or concerns, that's fine. Instead, prep carefully with your team in advance, and then go in and tell them what you think. What does that mean? For starters, never go into a board meeting, tee up a topic, and ask them what they think. As one of my former bosses observed: No strategy is better than its execution. If you don't know how to execute, every strategy will fail, even the most promising ones. Never put your personal decisions to a vote. Your peer group will try to influence your career decisions, but be your own person. Sometimes it might be best to take a step backward in title or pay to set up a better path forward. At each step, be thoughtful and purposeful rather than opportunistic. You will have numerous jobs, titles, and pay grades over your career, not just between companies but within companies. One of your biggest responsibilities is to stop that incremental attitude in its tracks. There is usually more performance and efficiency to be gained from your existing staff, before you take the path of least resistanceunplanned, incremental growth, leading to mediocrity and waste. Do an unsentimental evaluation of what resources and staff you have versus how much you really need.
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