Navigate the complexities of an unprecedented role with confidence and support
You Can Greatly Increase Their Chances of Success
Hiring a new executive who’s stepping into a role that’s never existed before is a bold move; filled with potential but also fraught with challenges. Statistics show that 40% of newly hired executives fail, and the stakes are even higher when it comes to unprecedented roles.
The cost of a failed transition can be 2.5 to 10x the executive's salary.
Your new leader must build the plane while they're flying it. Establishing personal credibility while defining their mandate and the scope of their role.
Understand the culture and forge crucial relationships quickly, or they fail. Your leader in a first-of-its-kind role must also navigate overlapping or unassigned responsibilities and those clinging to legacy processes.
Support your new leader with proven coaching and practical frameworks to navigate ambiguity, align expectations, and build momentum from day one.
In addition to learning the business’s strategy, operations, and key drivers, your leader must define the scope and boundaries of their mandate, clarify responsibilities and onboard others into a function that’s still taking shape.
Your leader faces increased visibility, more pressure on their supervisor, and heightened curiosity from stakeholders. Gruntled Leadership helps your executive take a comprehensive and strategic approach to relationship-building.
In a function without clear metrics or established benchmarks, Gruntled Leadership helps your executive align and establish what success looks like, creating meaningful measures of progress, even when the outcomes are evolving.
They must influence and evolve the culture while they learn it, challenging legacy mindsets and modeling new behaviors. Gruntled Leadership equips them to read the landscape, honor what works, and thoughtfully drive cultural progress.
With 25 years of Fortune 1000 leadership experience, I'm equipped to help you.
I built two successful start-ups inside a family-owned, publicly traded company in a career marked by leading through ambiguity and taking on unprecedented roles. These were first-of-their kind businesses in the industry, not just the company. Six of my 10 roles with Scripps were new to the org chart.
I have imagined and created countless roles that were unprecedented for members of my team. I have worked closely with leaders in first-of-their-kind roles from every angle: as a direct supervisor, a direct report, a peer, a mentor and a coach.
As an executive in the media business, I was responsible for more than 2000 employees and over $600 million in annual revenue for TVNewsCheck's "Station Group of the Year". Earlier in my career as a journalist and then a digital executive, I was honored with two regional Emmy awards and five regional Edward R. Murrow Awards.
Support Your Leader With What They Need to Be Great
Contact Me - Schedule a discovery call to discuss your leadership needs.
Align on Goals - Define success for your new hire and their new role.
Customize an Approach - We will agree on a plan that is unique to your situation and best for your organization.
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