Your First 100 Days How to make maximum impact in your new leadership role

by O'keeffe, Niamh

• ISBN13: 9780273751328
• ISBN10: 0273751328
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-11
• Publisher: FT Press

Summary

Targeted at the time-poor, ambition-rich business leader, this fast, focused and practical book gives you the critical insights and practical tips you need to create and execute an effective plan for your first 100 days in a new role. It will help you accelerate your leadership success during this crucial early phase. 100 day timeline approach everything you need to know, do and plan in order to hit the key milestones in your journey to leadership success. 100% practical structured guidance, expert insights and critical advice in immediately implementable bite-sized sections. 100 minute speed-read when you want results fast, this book is the answer to the real-time challenge of your first 100 days.Readers will learn how to: Live up to the time pressure and perform better and faster as a new leader. Respond to stakeholders when they are looking for answers. Accelerate their leadership performance in order to accelerate their career. Deal with stress, feelings and confidence issuesAs founder of First100, the author has a platform to sell the books to her client companies, which include: BT, Vodafone, Accenture and John West.

Author Biography

Niamh O’Keeffe is the founder of First100, a business dedicated to accelerating the leadership performance of executives in their first 100 days, established in 2004. On average, her clients have evaluated their leadership performance to have improved by at least 30% as a result of the First100™ program. She knows first-hand the needs of this market and is well-qualified both by training and experience to meet their needs.

Table of Contents

Preface: First100× www.First100oaching.com	p. ix
About the author	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvii
Beginning	p. 2
Prepare	p. 9
Let go of your previous role	p. 10
Set up your energy management system	p. 11
Understand the key transition challenges	p. 15
Build profile of role, organisation and market	p. 19
Start with the end in mind	p. 24
Your First 100 Days Plan	p. 35
First 100assist× framework	p. 37
@ start	p. 49
Launch your First 100 Days Plan	p. 50
Show up as a leader, not a manager	p. 51
Bring 'sizzle' as well as substance	p. 54
EQ will be as important as IQ	p. 58
Critical success factors for the next 30 days: day 1-30	p. 62
Middle	p. 66
@ 30 days	p. 73
Review progress against plan	p. 74
Decide who and what really matters here	p. 80
Fast-forward team performance	p. 82
Update your First 100 Days Plan	p. 85
Critical success factors for the next 30 days: day 30-60	p. 86
@ 60 days	p. 91
Review progress against plan	p. 92
Make final decisions on who stays and who goes	p. 99
Capitalise on your leadership 'multiplier' effect	p. 101
Update your First 100 Days Plan	p. 103
Critical success factors for the next 30 days: day 60-90	p. 104
End	p. 129
@ 90 days	p. 111
Review progress against plan	p. 112
Write your 10-day'to-do'list	p. 117
Ask for feedback	p. 118
Take time out for self-reflection	p. 122
Critical success factors for the final 10 days: day 90-100	p. 123
End	p. 129
Close out your First 100 Days Plan	p. 130
Record achievements and capture lessons learned	p. 130
Communicate First 100 Days success to stakeholders	p. 132
Celebrate with your team	p. 133
Consider your Second Act	p. 134
Final words	p. 137
Index	p. 139
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