“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.”
—Michael Corleone, The Godfather: Part III

If you’ve ever moved to a new role in your company, you’ve probably felt like Michael Corleone at some point. The folks from your old role keep sucking you back in, asking for help, asking you to continue doing your old job, and basically keeping you from moving into your new role.

Combine that pull with being in a new role, new organization, and needing to demonstrate effectiveness pretty quickly, and you have a recipe for a very uncomfortable and difficult work experience.

In a recent SmartBrief on Leadership poll, I asked what the most difficult part of moving to a new role was. The top responses were:
• Getting acclimated to new relationships and people in my new role
• Getting traction and having impact quickly to demonstrate my abilities 
• They keep pulling me back into my old role and won’t let me go.

So how can you quickly and effectively move out of your old role and into the new one?

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