Preface                                            ix
Acknowledgments                                    xiii
Introduction An Executive Summary of the           xv
Onboarding Process
  PART I BECOME THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR THE JOB
    Chapter 1 Position Yourself for a New Role     3   (19)
      Tool 1.1 Brave Preferences (Downloadable)    16  (4)
        Tool 1.1b BRAVE Preferences Guide          18  (2)
        (Downloadable)
      Tool 1.2 Five-Step Career Plan               20  (2)
      (Downloadable)
    Chapter 2 Sell before You Buy: Answer the      22  (17)
    Only Three Interview Questions
      Tool 2.1 Negotiating Prep and Guidelines     33  (6)
      (Downloadable)
  PART II DISCOVER YOUR NEW ROLE: IT'S ALWAYS
  MORE THAN YOU THINK IT IS
    Chapter 3 Map and Avoid the Most Common        39  (12)
    Land Mines
    Chapter 4 Do Your Due Diligence before You     51  (18)
    Accept the Job Offer
      Tool 4.1 Risk Assessment Checklist           63  (6)
      (Downloadable)
  PART III TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR OWN START
    Chapter 5 Choose the Right Approach for the    69  (21)
    Business Context and the Culture You Face
      Tool 5.1 Context Assessment Sheet            81  (2)
      (Downloadable)
      Tool 5.2 Culture Assessment Sheet            83  (5)
      (Downloadable)
        Tool 5.2b Brave Culture Assessment         85  (3)
        (Downloadable)
      Tool 5.3 Context and Culture Map             88  (1)
      (Downloadable)
      Tool 5.4 Contributor/Watcher Map             89  (1)
      (Downloadable)
    Chapter 6 Embrace and Leverage the Fuzzy       90  (32)
    Front End before Day One
      Tool 6.1 100-Day Checklist (Downloadable)    112 (5)
        Tool 6.1b 100-Day Checklist---Sample:      115 (2)
        New Company (Downloadable)
      Tool 6.2 Stakeholder Map (Downloadable)      117 (1)
      Tool 6.3 Onboarding Conversation             118 (2)
      Framework (Downloadable)
      Tool 6.4 Relocation Checklist                120 (2)
      (Downloadable)
    Chapter 7 Take Control of Day One: Make a      122 (13)
    Powerful First Impression
      Tool 7.1 Day One Checklist (Downloadable)    133 (1)
      Tool 7.2 New Manager's Assimilation          134 (1)
      Session (Downloadable)
    Chapter 8 Motivate and Focus Your Team with    135 (24)
    Ongoing Communications (Including Social
    Media)
      Tool 8.1 Broader Stakeholder Map             153 (1)
      (Downloadable)
      Tool 8.2 Communication Guide                 154 (1)
      (Downloadable)
      Tool 8.3 Communication Campaign              155 (4)
      Milestones (Downloadable)
  PART IV IMPLEMENT YOUR 100-DAY ACTION PLAN
    Chapter 9 Embed a Burning Imperative by Day    159 (12)
    30
      Tool 9.1 Burning Imperative Workshop Tool    169 (2)
      (Downloadable)
    Chapter 10 Exploit Key Milestones to Drive     171 (10)
    Team Performance by Day 45
      Tool 10.1 Team Milestones (Downloadable)     179 (2)
    Chapter 11 Overinvest in Early Wins to         181 (8)
    Build Team Confidence by Day 60
      Tool 11.1 Team Charter Tool (Downloadable)   188 (1)
    Chapter 12 Secure ADEPT People in the Right    189 (15)
    Roles and Deal with Inevitable Resistance
    by Day 70
      Tool 12.1 Performance/Role Match             203 (1)
      (Downloadable)
    Chapter 13 Evolve People, Plans, and           204 (9)
    Practices to Capitalize on Changing
    Circumstances
  APPENDICES
      Appendix I Deploy Six Basic Elements of      213 (7)
      Leadership
      Appendix II Complete a Situation             220 (8)
      Assessment to Inform Your Plan
        Tool A2.1 5Cs Situation Analysis           223 (3)
        Guidelines (Downloadable)
        Tool A2.2 Swot Form (Downloadable)         226 (2)
      Appendix III Leverage These 15 Secrets to    228 (9)
      Become a Great Communicator
        Tool A3.1 Communication Planning Tool      234 (2)
        (Downloadable)
        Tool A3.2 Press Interviews                 236 (1)
        (Downloadable)
      Appendix IV Bring More Discipline to Your    237 (7)
      Strategic Planning Process
      Appendix V Manage People and Practices       244 (10)
      with Standardized Processes that Are
      Public and Visual
        Tool A5.1 Role Scope (Downloadable)        252 (2)
      Appendix VI Leading When You Were            254 (17)
      Promoted from Within or Internally
      Transferred
        Tool A6.1 Announcement Cascade             269 (2)
        Checklist (Downloadable)
      Appendix VII Leading a Department/Team       271 (3)
      Merger, Reorganization, or Restart
      Appendix VIII The International Manager:     274 (4)
      Adapting and Building Trust When You're a
      Foreigner
      Appendix IX Leading through a Crisis: A      278 (11)
      100-Hour Action Plan
        Tool A9.1 100-Hour Action Plan for         285 (2)
        Crisis Management (Downloadable)
        Tool A9.1b 100-Hour Action Plan for        287 (2)
        Crisis Management Guide (Downloadable)
      Appendix X Onboarding: How Organizations     289 (12)
      and Supervisors Can Dramatically Boost
      the Odds of a New Leader's Success
      Appendix XI Sample 100-Day Plans             301 (8)
        Tool A6.1b 100-Day Checklist---Sample:     302 (2)
        New Company---Head of Marketing
        (Downloadable)
        Tool A6.1c 100-Day Checklist---Sample:     304 (2)
        Promoted from Within from Comptroller
        to CFO (Downloadable)
        Tool A6.1d 100-Day Checklist---Sample:     306 (3)
        New Country Manager---France
        (Downloadable)
References                                         309 (2)
About the Authors                                  311 (2)
Index                                              313