Does your support network have the following qualities? The right mix of technical advisers, cultural interpreters, and political counselors. The right mix of internal and external advisers. You want honest feedback from insiders and the dispassionate perspective of outside observers. External supporters who are loyal to you as an individual, not to your new organization or unit. Typically, these are long-standing colleagues and friends. Internal advisers who are trustworthy, whose personal agendas don’t conflict with yours, and who offer straight and accurate advice. Representatives of key
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