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Onboarding a New Executive
For new leaders the stakes are high. A recent study by The Centre for Creative Leadership showed that roughly 40% of new management hires fail within the first 18 months on the job. Corporate expectations are high as well, and are often unclear at best … or conflicting … or possibly hidden.
What can be done to set up an new executive for success? Build and adapt a strategy for a success-driven assimilation as soon as the new leader becomes interested in the organization. This is called onboarding or new hire assimilation.
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