Page numbers followed by “f” indicate figures.
@ start
being authentic leader, 2nd
client case study
critical success factors: day 1–30
executive Q&A
investing time to bond with team
launch 100 days plan
showing up as leader
steps on arrival
@ 30 days, 2nd
checklist
client case study: team issues
critical success factors: day 30–60
culture and politics
executive Q&A
high-performing team, building
review progress against plan
update plan
who and what really matters
@ 60 days, 2nd
checklist
client case study
critical success factors: day 60–90
executive Q&A
feedback
resilience
resourcefulness
review progress against plan
update plan
@ 90 days, 2nd
checklist
close out the plan
communicating first 100 days success to stakeholders
decisions on who stays/goes
feedback
record achievements and lessons
review progress against plan
self-reflection, 2nd
write 10-day ‘to-do’ list
acceptance, 2nd, 3rd
achievements, record
active listening
actual intellect
adaptability, 2nd
alignment of plans, with boss, 2nd
authenticity, 2nd
big picture
build profile
bonding
boss
team, 2nd, 3rd
boss, 2nd
alignment with, 2nd
feedback from, 2nd, 2nd, 4th, 5th
performance rating from
pre-joining meeting with, 2nd
record of first 100 days achievements to, 2nd
boss’s boss
alignment with
bounce back
‘bring people with you’, 2nd
budget
adequate
and resources, 2nd, 3rd
business achiever, 2nd
cascading effect
change
resistance to, 2nd
starting to make
checklists
@ 30 days
@ 60 days
@ 90 days
chief executive officer (CEO)
priorities of
client case study
completion of first 100 days
emotional quotient (EQ)
leadership tasks
pre-start
team issues
writing the first 100 days plan
client/market effectiveness
close out
first 100 days
previous role
commitment
communication
first 100 days success to stakeholders
plan for first 100 days
provider, 2nd
social media, 2nd
with stakeholders, 2nd
vision
compensation
competitors
confidence
first 30 days
content learner, 2nd
contributor, unique, 2nd
coping techniques, 2nd
creativity
critical success factors
day 1–30
day 30–60
day 60–90
culture navigator, 2nd
culture of organisation, 2nd
customers
feedback from
visiting
detail, low-level, 2nd
direction
set clear, 2nd
disclosure
distractions, 2nd
email requests
first 30 days: stock reply
emotional intelligence (EQ)
end of first 100 days
close out plan and
second act
energy management system, 2nd, 3rd
executive Q&A
@ pre-start
@ start
@ 30 days
@ 60 days
writing best first 100 days plan
exercise
external appointments
company culture
recruitment phase
fast learner
fear
first 30 days
feedback
exercise form
formal
informal, 2nd, 3rd
on performance
see also mistakes
‘feel-good factor’ of successes
fire-fighting, 2nd, 3rd
first step actions
First100assist™ framework
role of leader in f
ten constituent roles in f
flight risks
formal/informal touch-points
fun, 2nd
goodwill relationships
group headquarters
head office
health
energy management system, 2nd, 3rd
holiday break
100-day timeline approach
illness
informal touch-points
insights
@ 60 days
inspiration
interim successor
previous role
internal appointment
IQ (intelligence quotient/actual intellect)
Lead your Team in your First 100 Days
leader
authentic
being the best
bonding with team
followers
role in First100assist™ framework f
showing up as
tasks of
value adder as
leadership
achievements
mission and purpose
potential
‘second act’ plan f
stepping up to lead a new team
transition
learning
curve
fast
and leadership development
mindset
from mistakes, 2nd
legacy
issues from predecessor
your role, 2nd
list
@ 90 days: write 10-day ‘to-do’
writing, 2nd
listening, active
long-term career
low level detail, 2nd
managers
market, 2nd
build profile
effectiveness
impact on
player
meetings
group executive leadership
pre-joining
stakeholders, 2nd, 3rd
mentors, 2nd
middle phase, of first 100 days plan
milestone @ 30 days, 2nd
checklist
client case study: team issues
critical success factors: day 30–60
culture and politics
executive Q&A
high-performing team, building
review progress against plan
update plan
who and what really matters
milestone @ 60 days, 2nd
checklist
client case study
critical success factors: day 60–90
executive Q&A
feedback
resilience
resourcefulness
review progress against plan
update plan
milestone @ 90 days, 2nd
checklist
close out the plan
communicating first 100 days success to stakeholders
decisions on who stays/goes
feedback
record achievements and lessons
review progress against plan
self-reflection, 2nd
write 10-day ‘to-do’ list
mistakes
first 30 days, 2nd
learning from, 2nd
morale, 2nd
motivation
bring people with you
to end of 12 months
team, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
multiplier effect
negative traits
multiplier effect
networks
investing in
transition challenges
notice period
office, getting out of block
one-to-one meeting
openness, 2nd
opportunities
organisation, 2nd
build profile
culture, 2nd
effectiveness
overlapping roles
overwhelmingness, 2nd, 3rd
pace
patience
peer community, finding
persistence
person (you, as leader)
be best you can be
build profile
multiplier effect
self-reflection, 2nd
showing up as leader not manager
tasks of leader, 2nd
see also leader
personal life
plan for first 100 days
communication of
for desired outcomes
launch of
review progress
step 1: start with end in mind
step 2: milestones
step 3: sense-check and complete
template of f
update, 2nd
writing
plan for Second Act, 2nd
politics of organisation
positive attitude
positive outcomes, focusing on
positive resonance
pre-arrival announcement
pre-start preparation
advice on issues and scenarios
build profile
client case study
energy management system, 2nd
previous role
reserve final judgement
team meeting
transition challenges
predecessor
issues from
press and online coverage, 2nd
previous role
holiday break
letting go of
problem-solving
problems
be realistic about
profiling, 2nd
promotions, 2nd, 3rd
quiet time
rapport
disclosure
reactivity
realism
problems
reassurance
doing good job
record
achievements and lessons, 2nd, 3rd
recruitment
phase
refocus, on results
relationship builder, 2nd
renew, for second act
reputation
long-term career
resilience, 2nd
resistance to change, 2nd
resourcefulness
resources, adequate
respect
from your team
results
delivering, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
refocus on
review progress against plan
@ 30 days
@ 60 days
@ 90 days
right balance, finding
right-hand person
risk taking, 2nd
role, 2nd
build profile
effectiveness
legacy
three-year horizon, 2nd
transition
12-month strategic priorities, 2nd
Roosevelt, Franklin D
Schlesinger, Arthur
‘second act’ plan, 2nd
characteristics
four thematic areas of effectiveness f
leadership plan f
maximising impact during
self-care
self-effectiveness
self-reflection, 2nd
‘the sense of making progress’
seven-point formula
short-termism
sickness
single-tasking approach
SMART
social interactions
social media, 2nd, 3rd
stakeholders
building relationships with
communicating first 100 days success to
communicating with, 2nd, 3rd
feedback form
meeting with, 2nd
pre-joining meeting with
record achievements
record of first 100 days achievements to, 2nd
satisfied with your performance
transition challenges
starting date, of new role
‘starting with the end in mind’ technique, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
stewardship
strategy
insights @ 60 days stage
start with the end in mind, 2nd
three-year role horizon, 2nd, 3rd
12-month strategic priorities, 2nd
vision and
successes
celebrating, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
record achievements, 2nd
suppliers, visiting
SWAT team reinforcements
Taoists
targets
team
@ 30 days, 2nd
@ 60 days, 2nd
@ 90 days, 2nd
bonding, 2nd, 3rd
bring people with you, 2nd
building, 2nd
celebrating successes
client case study: issues with
decisions on who stays/goes
efforts of
emotions
feedback from, 2nd, 3rd
health of
inspiration
meeting, 2nd
motivation, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
one-to-one meeting
recruiting talents to
resistance to change, 2nd
respect from your
stepping up to lead new
transition challenges
team builder
three-year role horizon, 2nd, 3rd
time out
energy management system, 2nd, 3rd
holiday break
time pressures
tipping point
‘to-do’ list
@ 90 days: write 10-day
transition challenges
transition maker, 2nd
trust, building
unknowns
first 30 days
update plan for first 100 days
@ 30 days
@ 60 days
urgency
core role challenges
value adder, 2nd
vision
clear
and strategy
‘walk the talk’
‘what if’
whole-system approach f
work
resilience at
resourcefulness at
writing, first 100 days plan
client case study
executive Q&A
First100assist™ framework
leadership purpose
‘starting with the end in mind’ technique, 2nd
three-year role horizon, 2nd
12-month strategic priorities
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