Leadership Transition: Quarter Two — Maximise Value, Cement Credibility
Stepping into a more senior role is always a test of leadership range and resilience. By Quarter Two, the goal shifts from early momentum to compounding value: scaling the wins, sharpening strategic intent, and making visible progress that your boss, board, customers, and team can feel. Well‑designed integration support can cut time‑to‑full performance by ~40% compared with “sink or swim” onboarding, and specialised transition coaching can reduce that even further—sometimes up to half—by accelerating stakeholder alignment and cultural navigation.
This is the sixth and final article in my series on leadership transition: Before You Start; Day 1; Week 1; Month 1; Quarter 1; Quarter 2. In Quarter Two, the mandate is clear: convert credibility into business value, while embedding ways of working that will scale through the year.
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