Lead your team in your first 100 days

Shows anyone coming into a new leadership role how to position themselves as an effective leader from day one and how to gain exceptional results from their team. We all know the importance of making a strong start in a new role. Nowhere is a leader's success or failure more obvious than in the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Keeffe, Niamh
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Harlow, England Pearson 2013
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • About the author
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Part 1 Beginning
  • Prepare for your First 100 Days
  • Get organised: emotional focus and early research
  • Get your team ready for your arrival
  • Arrange a swift leadership handover
  • Understand the strategic context
  • What is your team mission?
  • Your First 100 Days Team Plan
  • First100assist™ Leader-Team Success Formula
  • Write your First 100 Days Team Plan
  • @start: Accelerate on arrival
  • Launch your First 100 Days Team Plan
  • Avoid the leader-as-hero trap
  • Bring in 'SWAT team' reinforcements
  • Speed up leader-team bonding
  • Advice from the executive front line
  • Part 2 Middle
  • @30 days: Optimise team performance
  • Review progress against team plan
  • Spot dysfunctional group behaviours
  • Capitalise on the strengths of the team
  • Update your First 100 Days Team Plan
  • Advice from the executive front line
  • @60 days: Sustain a strong momentum
  • Review progress against team plan
  • Remove barriers to high performance
  • Communication, communication, communication
  • Update your First 100 Days Team Plan
  • Advice from the executive front line
  • Part 3 End
  • @90 days: Sprint to the end
  • Review progress against team plan
  • Write your team's final 10-day 'to-do' list
  • Gather feedback and air any issues
  • Take time out for team reflection
  • Advice from the executive front line
  • Finish your First 100 Days
  • Close out your First 100 Days Team Plan
  • Record team achievements and capture lessons learned
  • Communicate team success to stakeholders
  • Celebrate with your team
  • Reset team objectives and renew the endeavour
  • Final words
  • Index