Maximise the impact of your first 100 days

1. Top Tips for
Newly Appointed Leaders
“We cannot direct the wind,
but we can adjust our sails...”

2. Maximise the Impact of your
First 100 Days
Congratulations on your new role
Confidence
Relationships Whether you have been recruited externally
Openness or promoted from within, a new leadership
Winning together role can be lonely and daunting.
Networking
This handy booklet will keep you on track,
Clarify expectations to remind you of those things you already
Optimise results know, and maybe some things you don’t.
Authenticity
Coaching “We cannot direct the wind, but we can
Health
Integrity adjust our sails” - Anon
No such thing as failure
Getting balance
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3. Confidence
In the first few months of a new role, it’s fair to
say that your confidence levels are going to
fluctuate from day to day.
The key is to develop a strategy where you can
tap into a healthy level of confidence when
the need arises.
Find a picture, a phrase or piece of music that
reminds you of a time when you felt at your
most confident and bring it to mind whenever
you need it.
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4. Relationships
Determine who you need to build relationships
with quickly. This will include your boss, some
key team members, your peers and/or certain
clients.
Make sure you have regular meetings with
those on your list in the first few months, build
rapport, find out what is important to them,
and manage their expectations.
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5. Openness
It can be tempting to stay relatively quiet in the
first few months while you find your feet, assess
how the new culture, new team and new role
works.
Making an impact means that you need to
be visible, gathering information, sharing your
thoughts and ideas.
Although you don’t want to wear your heart on
your sleeve, the more open you are, the more
open others will be with you, and you will build
up trust more easily.
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6. Winning together
Encourage your team to go the extra mile,
work towards gaining commitment from
everyone to strive for common goals.
You will want to set goals that benefit the
organisation, the team and the individual. How
will you get your team on board? What will
motivate them to engage with your vision?
When you begin to understand what
drives those around you, you will get their
commitment and engagement. Celebrate
and acknowledge achievements with your
team.
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7. Networking
Take every opportunity to network, make
connections, and raise your profile.
You don’t need to be the life and soul of the
party, just be visible, build rapport with those
around you, ask questions, be genuinely
curious and listen carefully to find out what
makes others tick.
The more you take an interest in others, the
more they will want to know about you. And
the more they will want to help you in your new
role.
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8. Clarify expectations
It’s better to find out sooner rather than later
what is expected of you, and share what you
expect of others.
As you move into a management /leadership
role, direction from above will be less and less.
You will be expected to be creative, set the
direction and make decisions.
Your new team will be waiting for your vision
and want to know how they fit in. Make sure it’s
well thought out, and communicated clearly.
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9. Optimise results
You will be judged in your new role from day
one, therefore it’s important during your first
100 days to set yourself and your team some
stretching goals that will deliver some quick
wins.
This means that you will have achieved some
results by the end of your first three months.
What is your success being measured on?
What goals do you need to set in order to set
the pace, give you credibility and give you
and your team confidence?
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10. Authenticity
To be an authentic leader you first must
understand what your leadership values are.
What’s important to you in your role as a
leader?
Authentic leaders are genuine, they follow
through and act in accordance with their
values. Self awareness is important, particularly
in acknowledging your weaknesses as well as
your strengths.
Do you have the courage to say what you
really think? Can you admit to making a poor
decision? Are you open to others’ views and
opinions?
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11. Coaching
As a new leader you will want to ensure your
new team are empowered and motivated to
maximise the productivity of your department,
and achieve results.
Leading with a coaching style will enable you
to utilise each member’s strengths, help raise
their self awareness and give them a sense of
responsibility. Listen, question and listen again.
Encourage your team to think for themselves,
to come up with their own solutions.
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12. Health
You will be on a steep learning curve for these
first few months, therefore it is important to
keep your energy levels and attention span at
the optimum.
Remember to get enough sleep, take lunch
breaks, eat healthily, leave the office at a
reasonable time and make time for exercise.
This is a good time to set your boundaries
and let those around you see how you will be
working to maintain good health.
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13. Integrity
How you influence those around you will
depend more on your actions than on your
words.
Treat others as you want to be treated, listen
with respect, be open to the views of others,
act in accordance with your values, and follow
through with action.
Remember that your new colleagues will be
watching you and judging you during these
crucial early days.
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14. No such thing as Failure
Things don’t always go according to plan.
Mistakes happen, poor decisions are made.
Before you get out the big stick to beat yourself
up, or feel the temptation to blame someone
else, it’s ok to put your hand up and accept
responsibility.
There’s no such thing as failure, it’s just
feedback. You didn’t get the result you
wanted.
Review what happened, learn from the
situation and decide what you will do
differently next time.
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15. Getting Balance
A new role can be all consuming and there
will always be the temptation to take work
home, work late, pick up & send emails in the
evenings and at weekends.
How you manage your workload, and free
time, in the early days will be setting the
expectations of those around you. It may be
harder to change in six months time.
Consider what boundaries you need to
put in place now. Who do you need to
communicate this to?
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16. At Crown Coaching, we are passionate about
personal development. We work with newly
appointed leaders to maximise the impact of
their first 100 days, and beyond.
Our clients recognise that self awareness and
self development are the keys to success.
We are known for empowering professionals,
managers and senior leaders to really make a
difference.
We leave people feeling inspired, motivated
and wanting to achieve more.
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