Your first 100 days in a new leadership role are critical. They determine the success of your mission, your relationship with your new team, and the trajectory of your career. Turnover is high among new leaders who “didn’t work out,” and the costs to them and their organizations are dramatic. However, the odds are in your favor, if you have a comprehensive onboarding plan. This updated and revised Third Edition of the bestseller The New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan provides authoritative guidance to prepare executives for an important transition and accelerate their results. Discover the right approach for taking charge in your new role, learn the key steps you should be making before Day One, and engage your new colleagues by fully understanding the organizational culture. This edition also adds a new 100-Hour Action Plan for crisis situations, which has been adopted by the American Red Cross. With new chapters, sample action plans, and down-loadable forms to help you plan, this invaluable handbook will help you: Assess the business context and internal political culture you’ll be facing Implement the “BRAVE” approach to motivating your new team members by understanding their Behaviors, Relationships, Attitudes, Values, and Environment Provide advice for your bosses so that they’ll know how to help you succeed Use social media and other communication tools to reach and motivate your new stakeholders The New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan will help you deliver better results faster. Ensure that you achieve all of your goals in your next leadership role by implementing an effective plan, starting even before Day One.
About the Author
GEORGE B. BRADT has a unique perspective on helping leaders move into complex, high-stakes new roles. After graduating from Harvard and Wharton (MBA), George spent two decades in sales, marketing, and general management around the world at companies including Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, and then J.D. Power as chief executive of its Power Information Network spin-off. Now, he is a principal of CEO Connection and managing director of PrimeGenesis, the executive onboarding and transition acceleration group he founded in 2002. George can be reached at gbradt@primegenesis.com. JAYME A. CHECK offers a dynamic and global perspective gained from executive roles in firms ranging from start-ups to the Fortune 500 and leadership positions in sales, business development, and general management at companies including J.P. Morgan, Guidance Solutions, and Brice Manufacturing. In addition to being a PrimeGenesis founder and author of its onboarding and transition acceleration methodology, Jayme is President of Quantum Leap Associates, a firm focused on providing executives worldwide with authentic and measurable leadership skills. He earned a BS from Syracuse University and an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School. Jayme can be reached at jcheck@primegenesis.com. JORGE E. PEDRAZA, PhD, is a former professor and a founding partner of PrimeGenesis. He helped develop the PrimeGenesis onboarding and transition acceleration methodology and has since deployed it to found and build Unison Site Management, the nation’s leading independent cell site acquisition and management company. Jorge can be reached at jpedraza@primegenesis.co
