My Failures Onboarding at Splunk
15 days ago
- #leadership
- #onboarding-mistakes
- #career-growth
- Author experienced burnout in 2021 and sought a change, moving from NCR to Splunk.
- Joined Splunk as a Senior Engineering Manager, despite a lower title, attracted by the company's culture and growth potential.
- Struggled to get promoted to Director due to onboarding mistakes, including misdefining success criteria and rushing to impress.
- Failed to align with Splunk's culture of drama-free change, leading to setbacks in promotion track.
- Neglected systematic stakeholder alignment, especially with senior leadership, affecting perception of his contributions.
- Realized the importance of focusing on onboarding fundamentals rather than prioritizing promotion.
- Developed a tool to help others with onboarding based on personal experiences and learnings.