Accelerated Transition

Overwhelmed, overworked and isolated: high potentials taking a step up don't stand a chance

Of course this can't be true - they've been given their new role because they are high performers. They exceed targets and give you a competitive edge. Unfortunately, this isn't always what happens. Too often individuals taking on new roles and responsibilities struggle to step up.

It's a frightening statistic but individuals have as little as 90 days to make an effective transition to a new role. The seeds of success or not are sown in the first three months in post. Failure to gain traction early on can lead to longer term failure in a role and damage career prospects. The costs to the organisation and the individual are high.

Our Accelerated Transition programme gets high performers up and running within 90 days. It enables them to assess their new situation and test their assumptions before taking action. The programme then gives them the right help at the right time to meet the challenges, develop in their role and grow your business.

In the early days of a new role many report feeling overwhelmed, over worked and isolated:

Unable to gain clarity on their agenda, they spend their time reacting to challenging operational issues at the expense of proactively engaging in high value activities.

Although they delegate, results are often unsatisfactory and many feel forced into a command and control approach. They fail to engage the right people, whether it's their team or a wider group of stakeholders. This leads to a lack of cooperation going forward and reinforces the need for a directive approach.

Feeling frustrated, they try working longer and harder to create space to think and refocus. They know they are in a vicious cycle and they also know what needs to change but they don't know where to start.

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