Starting a new executive role is high-stakes. You have 90 days to prove your value, navigate office politics, and set a strategic vision—all while learning a new culture from scratch.

In this live coaching session, I work with "Paul," a newly hired Senior VP of HR at a 5,000-person company. He is stepping into a 100-year-old organization that is successful but stuck in its ways.

In Part 1 of this 2-part series, we break down the Preparation Phase. We discuss how to decode the hidden motivations of the C-Suite and how to build a 30-60-90 Day Plan that establishes immediate credibility.

In this episode, you will learn:

-The Key Objective: The #1 thing you need to do to ensure that the company, and the team, are glad they hired / promoted you.

-A 30-60-90 Framework you can follow to guide the expectations you set and achieve that makes it manageable and successful

-The "Tenure Trap": How to respect the history of a company without letting it kill innovation .

Resources:

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-Get Live Coaching: Move from listening to doing inside the Growth Leaders Collective. Start your $1 trial at RMichaelAnderson.com/GLC

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