Role Transition Coaching

Approximately 40% of leaders “fail” within the first eighteen months in a new role, and the shockwaves of their fall are felt exponentially throughout the organization. Sure, there’s a honeymoon period for most people new to a role. But let’s face it – the honeymoon doesn’t last long. In the blink of an eye, the newly appointed leader is expected to fully deliver on the promise of their hire or promotion, and 40% of the time, that promise is broken. So what goes wrong?


The landmines for a leader in a new role are numerous … unrealistic or poorly negotiated expectations, misread culture, lack of communication and/or stakeholder strategy, ineffective assessment of team talent, overuse of past success strategies that don’t fit in the new role or culture, ignorance of where the political landmines reside, lack of attention to personal liabilities, lack of executive sponsorship … to name a few, all of which can be averted with a systematic, strategic transition plan.

PARAGON offers two avenues to role transition support: Assimilation Coaching Like a compass in a storm, the PARAGON Assimilation Coach guides the new leader through their first 3 - 9

PARAGON has mastered the art of role transition, delivering customized assimilation coaching support to leaders moving into new roles at all levels up to and including the C-suite. Providing a road map to success, we partner with our clients to guide them through the murky waters of a new role, significantly accelerating their ramp-up time and positioning them for long-term success. “I have found Paragon Leadership to be an invaluable partner. For me, they have been particularly helpful in assimilation of newly placed executives from outside of the organization. Through Paragon’s coaching of our executive new hires, common land mines have been avoided resulting in a much faster ROI for our company. I would highly recommend them to anyone seeking to build a higher functioning organization.” Donald Mather Vice President Manufacturing La-Z-Boy, Inc.

months on the job with a systematic process and tools designed to help them integrate rapidly and successfully into their new work environment and role. One-on-one coaching support focuses on helping the leader to design and implement a strategic plan for success, create early wins, identify and avert landmines, manage expectations, gain organization and stakeholder understanding, build influence, and maximize the skills for which they were hired while minimizing the liabilities of their personal style.

Foundation
Alignment
Communication
Evaluation

r Role Expectations Profile, defining Boss' expectations of the leadership behaviors necessary for success in the role, and facilitated dialogue regarding boss' perception of the new leader's strengths and gaps.

r   Transition Strategy Meeting & Customized Transition Action Plan based on thorough diagnosis of the individual situation and Paragon's extensive assimilation best practice expertise.

r   Innovative assimilation tools in a user-friendly, electronic format.

r   Alignment between leader and boss regarding expectations and measures of successful transition in the first 6-9 months.

r  Weekly electronic prompts to keep leader focused on issues that might otherwise be blind spots and derailers.

r  3 Coaching Sessions - to be utilized as needed by participant.

r  Milestone & closure meetings with boss to ensure follow-through.