What Should You Focus on When Taking Over a New Team? with Bob Lanham
Taking over a new team, be it internally for your company or coming in from the outside. What should you as the new leader focus on? What mistakes do you need to avoid? How do you overcome pre-conceived notions of you as a manager?
This is one of the toughest job out there. Bob Lanham, who left Meta to join CarNow, a software company in the automotive industry, shares what he felt and had to overcome during this transition.
A very honest and intense conversation with a lot of tactical strategies for all of us to take away.
Enjoy it!!
About Bob Lanham
Bob Lanham joined CarNow in September of 2022 as Senior Vice President of Retail
Development. Bob’s responsibilities include oversight of CarNow’s Manufacture
relations and National accounts, industry relations, partnering with their product team to develop new offerings, as well as, working with their marketing team to drive awareness of both CarNow and their offerings.
Bob has a rich digital/tech history previously being the Head of Automotive Retail at
Meta where he was responsible for driving advertising and partnership demand for
Meta’s apps globally. Bob also opened the Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania territory
for Hulu when Hulu just launched. Prior to Hulu, Bob spent four years at Yahoo! and
three years at Microsoft.
Bob started his automotive career at Toyota of Sarasota selling cars as a commission only sales representative before becoming the Internet Sales Manager and F&I Manager. He’s a graduate of Elon University, husband and father to three children ages 17, 15 and 11.
Connect with Bob: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boblanham/
About Glenn Pasch:
"Everyone finds themselves in charge at some point in their lives. Yet many of us lack the skills to generate consistent results. My goal is to help you learn the skills to adapt and grow in your personal and business life.”
Glenn Pasch is CEO of PCG Digital, a full service digital marketing agency that specializes in helping businesses create and deliver customers raving, recommending & returning for more. He is author of 2 books including "The Power of Connected Marketing" and has spoken and educated audiences throughout the US and internationally.
Let’s Connect:
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