A new job, a promotion, new company…… it’s all very exciting. But it can leave you feeling unprepared.
Turns out, over 2/3rds of CEO’s feel that way too.
“… in a survey of 402 CEOs from 11 countries…….68% acknowledged that, in hindsight, they weren’t fully prepared to take on the CEO role.”
Well that’s……….unexpected.
These are some of the most confident business leaders on the planet.
So what happened?
50% said driving culture change was more difficult than they’d anticipated.
48% said that finding time for themselves and for self-reflection was harder than expected.
47% said that developing their senior leadership team was surprisingly challenging.
The CEOs felt prepared for the business/strategy stuff. It was the personal/interpersonal stuff that was tougher than expected.
What does this mean for you?
Culture/Teams/Time were the the challenges that caught the CEOs off guard. You can learn from their miscalculations. Manage your expectations. And be ready to adapt.
Here’s the article for a deeper dive:
Survey: 68% of CEOs Admit They Weren’t Prepared for the Job
by Kati Najipoor-Schutte and Dick Patton
We’re in the home stretch. Week 3 - Part 1.
Short and sweet this week. Not much stood out.
Here are my thoughts on the module.
Week 2 - Part 2.
Only one article this week. And a couple of videos. Again - much of it aimed at students, but enough here to keep me interested.
This is what stood out for me this week:
Ready?
Time for Week 2 - Part 1
This course is a weird mix of information. At times directed at students. Other times more appropriate for seasoned leaders. Bit of a mish-mash. But there’s some good stuff here, so worth a look.
This week, it’s Week 1 - Part 2.
A lengthy reading list, a couple of videos and we get started with the planning template. More leadership development and career planning than transitions this week I'm afraid.
Here’s what stood out for me:
Let’s get started.
Like the last series, this isn’t a summary. You’ll need to watch the videos and read the articles for my post to make sense.
For those of you who joined me for the previous series , we found some great information for those first few months on the job.
But wouldn't it be great to prepare ahead of time? Use those days or weeks before you start to create a plan?
Of course it would
A new job, a promotion, new company…… it’s all very exciting. But it can leave you feeling unprepared.
Turns out, over 2/3rds of CEO’s feel that way too.
Welcome back.
We’re done the book. Now what?
There is a LOT of information in this book. If you want to make sure you’re not missing anything critical, try this.
Welcome back.
Chapter 9…… this is our last chapter. You're almost done!
This week gets a little more personal. Managing yourself, your family, a possible move….. Lots to cover.
Here’s what stood out this week:
Welcome back.
Chapter 8. Alliances.
Some good concepts to add to your toolkit this week and a case study that ties back to chapters past.
Here’s what stood out for me this week:
If you’re in the first few months of a new or expanded leadership role, you’re likely focused on those quick wins that are so critical to success.
But….. it can go wrong so easily.