Most people are afforded some time to get acquainted in a new job.

Not Katherine McLane. Last month, only a couple hours into her new role as director of communications for the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF), she found herself in Washington preparing her new boss for an appearance on Meet the Press.

It wasn't the first time McLane had been through the frantic preparation a date with Tim Russert ignites - she had been there before with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The added ...