MANAGERS

How well are your new managers performing?

• 2 out of 5 managers miss some of their first year’s performance objectives
• Leaders who manage the transition into a new job well will reduce by 50% the time it takes them to be fully productive.
• Leaders who manage their onboarding well are 15% more productive at six and nine months than those who aren’t so deliberate.

Managers who are thriving at the end of the first year in a new job did things differently right from the start.

They began by actively attending to their transition into the new role, and as a result, have met some key, predictive milestones. They made their mark earlier, are seen by others as high-achieving, and will open doors to further opportunity.

In the first 100 days of a new job managers need to:

We support newly hired managers to make the Right Start through:

• Individual coaching programmes
• Books

Right Start Coaching Programme

Our Right Start coaching programme has been developed to guide and support managers through the first critical months of starting a new job. It consists of six, semi-structured sessions spread over the first 100 days. Each session covers one or more of the activities required to meet the milestones that predict the newly-hired manager will be seen as successful at the first anniversary of their appointment.

Coaching session topics include:

• Getting clear on what is expected in the role
• Ways to get to know the business
• Working out how to work with your manager
• Delivering a quick win: what will be noticed and valued?
• Engaging with and understanding stakeholder needs
• Knowing who is in your team
• Managing the highs and lows of transition
• Establishing direction for your team
• Delivering results.

We have a team of coaches throughout New Zealand who offer the programme. Contact us for more information.

We have two books for managers who are starting a new job:

Right Start: A guide for managers in their first 100 days of a new job.

This is our best seller! Designed to be a quick punch read that managers can dip in and out of, it gives to-the-point messages about the areas of focus for the first three months in a new role.

"Nothing like being proactive and giving new managers this book. It saves valuable time and energy, ensuring they have a constructive framework to follow from the start." - Sally Hennah, People Leader, MacVad

Get-go: A new manager's planning book for the first three months in the job

This self-paced workbook is a thinking and planning aid for newly hired managers. The book is 75 pages and contains over 25 exercises and templates designed to help them think through and deliver. It includes exercises to help gain clarity on the role requirements, understanding and meeting stakeholder expectations, fitting in, delivering results, and setting a direction for the team.