Research indicates that 64% of new executives hired from external sources won’t be successful in their new jobs and 40% will fail within the first 18 months. Though internal hires experience a higher rate of success in their new positions, they also face challenges that can easily de-rail their efforts. Flourishing companies protect the major investments they’ve made in new executives by enhancing rapid mastery of key skills needed for success through Executive OnBoarding.

Angela Spicer Associates specializes in quickly integrating and onboarding new executives. Through a personalized program geared to establish the new executive’s credibility as a strong leader, Angela Spicer Associates will help the new executive identify and aggressively pursue key objectives within the first 60- 90 days.

Program Design and Objectives:

The Executive OnBoarding program is designed to meet the needs of the new executive, integrating them into the organization quickly and effectively.

Within the first 30 days the executive will:

• Identify critical skills needed for success.
• Determine the expectations of key stakeholders – both internal and external.
• Establish critical relationships with key stakeholders
• Commit to an action plan that will establish a leadership presence among constituencies.

Within the next 30 – 60 days the executive will:

• Understand the business of the organization, the organization’s components and how the business is executed.
• Assess the executive team’s strengths and engage them in the future direction of the organization
• With appropriate stakeholders, identify key organizational objectives that will signal positive direction for the organization.
• Assess and understand the organization’s culture so that the executive can effectively align with it or recognize needed change.

Angela Spicer Associates will:

• Work with the appropriate executives and Human Resource professionals to identify an appropriate coach. 
• Be available to the executive on a regular basis as determined by coach and executive.
• Participate in a reassessment and feedback process with key stakeholders that will measure success against the executive’s stated goals and the business needs.

Benefits of Executive OnBoarding

Through Executive OnBoarding, both the new executive and the organization will experience short and long term benefits. It will position the executive for success, enhance the executive’s ability to lead with confidence and enable the executive to achieve the desired professional goals and business outcomes. By assisting the executive to avoid pitfalls, onboarding will accelerate the executive’s learning curve and assimilation into the organization. Successful executive integration will solidify the organization’s return on investment and avoid the high cost of executive turnover.