Transition

The New Boss: How to Survive the First 100 Days

by George Ambler on June 15, 2008

The Leading Blog has an interesting post “How to Survive the First 100 Days As the New Boss” discussing the book “The New Boss: How to Survive the First 100 Days” by Peter Fischer. A guide to help leaders to effectively manage leadership transitions, the chart below provides and overview of some of the issues [...]

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A leader is likely to be challenged by a number of leadership transitions as they develop and grow their careers. These transitions may be from team member to team leader, from manager to divisional leader or from director to CEO. Other difficult leadership transitions can occur as leaders move between companies or even between industries. [...]

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5 tips on making a successful leadership transition

by George Ambler on May 25, 2008

Talent Management has a great article “In With the New: Leader Dos and Don’ts” that provides some tips of leaders who are transitioning to a higher leadership challenge, from team member to team leader, from manager to senior manager, from senior manager to director. All of these transitions place a higher demand on our leadership [...]

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Book Review: The First 90 Days

by George Ambler on August 19, 2007

The First 90 Days a Harvard business Review book by Micheal Watkins provides a guide for leaders making a transition from one role into a new one. Transitions are one of the most difficult times for most leaders. This book is an essential guide for leaders in transition… “Transition failures happen when new leaders either misunderstand the [...]

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How to Diagnose Your Readiness for Change

by George Ambler on June 14, 2007

Photo by h.koppdelaney Initiating and leading change is one of the greatest leadership challenges. Many change programmes fail long before they’re ever started. I’ve seen many change programmes fail simply because the organisation and it’s people were not ready for the change being thrust upon them. The typical scenario is that the leader is introducing a change [...]

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