Trust your team.

This is my biggest piece of advice for anyone starting a new role or joining a new team, especially if the team is well-established. Many teams these days are multidisciplinary and full of experience and wisdom. Trust each other’s expertise, and figure out a way to build on each other’s strengths.

This was a lesson I learned early in my time at Mercy, and I learned it from a dear friend and colleague. Fresh out of Fellowship, I felt like I needed to do everything and see everyone and be everywhere all at once. I didn’t. What I needed to do was trust my team. I needed to learn how to ask for help, and ask for advice. I needed to lean on, and learn from, my colleagues.

Trust your team. It’s the only way to grow stronger, and get better, over time.