LeaderMorphosis New Leader On-Boarding
The failure rate for a new leader joining or promoted within a company has been estimated between 50% and 75% within the first year of accepting a new position. Long before the end of that first year, a new leader’s reputation is formed, inevitably driving the perception others in the company have regarding his or her performance.
Perception is reality and reputation drives perception. From the moment a leader accepts a new position he or she enters with a reputation and it becomes more cemented in the minds of others with each subsequent action. A comprehensive on-boarding program gets a leader off to a positive start and builds a winning reputation in a new position. LeaderMorphosis offers a comprehensive five-step on-boarding program for new leaders that ensures they get off to a great start in a new position and work toward accomplishing the objectives critical to their success. LeaderMorphosis’ New Leader On-Boarding program includes the following components:
Manager vision discussion
Critical Success Factors (CSF) are those essential goals or objectives a new leader must accomplish to be successful the first year. The manager of a new leader often knows what is expected, but may not synthesize it into clear performance expectations or fully communicate them early in the on-boarding process. An executive coach will meet with the manager and gain a full understanding of the required CSFs and use the information to work with the new leader to create an Aspiration Plan.
Assessment and feedback
Personality characteristics are critical in the formation of a leader’s reputation. Perhaps as important is the situational context within which the leader is asked to perform. Leaders equipped with the self-awareness that comes from a thorough personality assessment combined with professional feedback delivered by a coach familiar with the situational context, is a critical component in the success equation. New Leader On-Boarding includes a full personality assessment battery with the results delivered during a 90-minute feedback session.
Aspiration Plan development
An Aspiration Plan goes beyond the traditional development plan. It is designed to help leaders think beyond development actions and consider the demands of the new position, the reputation they want to create, and the career they want to build. It incorporates the CSFs and provides the discussion platform necessary for their manager to offer the internal coaching needed to ensure successful performance outcomes.
Three coaching sessions
Questions and performance challenges are an inevitable part of settling in to a new position. New leaders very much appreciate time with an executive coach who can provide a safe sounding board and offer the professional advice necessary for success. This program includes three executive coaching sessions during the early on-boarding months. The sessions are typically 60-90 minutes in length and are customized to meet the specific needs of the leader.
Reputation check with the Calibrator360©
The New Leader On-Boarding program offers a revolutionary approach to the multi-rater process. The Calibrator360©is designed around 11 leader derailers proven to assess the challenges that can lead to performance problems. The Calibrator360©is delivered six to nine months into the new leader’s tenure. It includes a 60-90-minute feedback session with an executive coach providing the leader with an opportunity to reset based on behavioral feedback and make performance adjustments.
The LeaderMorphosis New Leader On-Boarding program, developed by Rodney Warrenfeltz, Ph.D., is based on 25 years of experience working with leaders as an executive coach and relies on research-based tools and proven coaching techniques.