New leaders often take 6 months or a year to leverage the skills of their team.  Nearly half of leadership transitions are considered unsuccessful. We support new leaders and senior managers in planning and managing their transition.  Developing new relationships and understanding organization culture and dynamics are at the heart of assuming a new position.  We help the client cultivate relationships with their teams and direct supervisor to establish short-term goals, expectations and early wins.    

The onboarding process helps clients avoid pitfalls, delays and derailments.  We explore with the client existing behaviors and skills to be capitalized on, approaches and strategies that are likely not to be helpful in their new position, and areas for new learning and mastery.  This analysis, preparation and coaching prepares the client to more quickly transition into their new role.  The readiness you develop supports establishing credibility earlier, build stronger relationships and produce quicker wins.    

An important skill for onboarding is giving and proactively getting feedback to guide the journey in assuming the new role.  This includes building a partnership with your boss, building open communication, alignment on goals and understanding of key performance metrics you are responsible for.