It is not unusual when you receive your first assignment with responsibility over others to project on the outside a “Can do!” attitude while on the inside your may be saying, “What have I gotten myself into?” Those of you who have heard me speak on leadership to university classes, and a few companies as well, know that one of my pet-peeves with many HR and training managers is that they wait until “after” a person has been promoted or given more responsibility before they provide them with the necessary training to handle their new responsibilities. This practice has never made sense to me!