The First 100 Days: A Road Map for A Successful Transition into a New Leadership Role They say that first impressions count. Well, when you’re the new CEO or ED how long does a first impression last and who do you need to make a good impression on? In this session, we’ll look at various milestones for a successful transition into leadership—what are those markers and when can you expect to achieve them? Good leadership needs to make a great first impression and this workshop will help show you how to put your best foot forward

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The First 100 Days
AHP Convene Canada
May 2014
Ottawa
Veronica Carroll, MBA CFRE

3. My Own Story
S Leadership - a preoccupation
S 27+ years in non-profit sector
S Worked at 8 non-profits – global, national, provincial,
regional and community
S 11 transitions into new roles
S 5 organizational leadership roles

4. Truth #1
S Transitioning into a new role is often the most
challenging time in our professional lives

5. Truth #2
S Successful transitions depend on reaching the
“break-even point” as quickly as possible - this
point is where you become a “net” contributor

6. Two aspects to transitions
S Personal – who you are as a leader and the skills and
experiences that you bring – your “personal adaptive
challenges”
S Situational – the “organizational change challenge”

7. Transition failure happens because:
S You misunderstand the needs of the situation
and/or
S You lack the skill and flexibility to adapt

8. 10 things that you can do:
S That will ensure you become familiar with what lies ahead
S That will enable you to identify early wins & take them
S And that will help you build coalitions

9. #1 - Start Fresh
Prepare for your new assignment by taking a break from
one job to the next

10. #2 – Be curious
Learn everything you can about your new
assignment/job/organization prior to starting and in the
beginning

11. #3 – Find early success
Find the low hanging fruit and secure those early wins

12. #4 – Match assessment &
strategy
Determine a clear diagnosis of the situation and match
your strategy – burning platform? Or is it a new
campaign launch?

13. #5 – Play well with your boss
Develop that most important relationship (with your
boss) and get agreement on the 100 day plan

14. #6 – Build your allies
Look for and build both internal and external coalitions

15. #7 – Accelerate 360
Help everyone adapt and accelerate including your direct
reports

16. #8 – Become the architect
Look at strategic plan and given what the situation calls
for, become the organizational architect

17. #9 – Build your team
Identify if you have the right people on the bus and build
your team

18. #10 – Balance & rebalance
Look for balance in your approach and work with
advisors/mentors/mastermind group

19. More than ever before, a successful
career depends on:
S Building transition competence
S Building personal transition muscles

20. Remember
Leadership Success

21. Thank you!
S veronica.carroll@dhfoundation.ca
S @CarrollVcarroll
S http://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicamcarroll