Best Practices in Talent Management: How the World's Leading Corporations Manage, Develop, and Retain Top Talent

LESSONS FOR DESIGNING ON-BOARDING FOR EXECUTIVE LEADERS

Sooner or later in their first year in the executive role, most leaders will face some type of major stumbling block. An executive on-boarding process can and should provide the support and feedback that will assist executives in successfully addressing hurdles. The most effective programs also act as early warning systems that allow the executive and the organization to preempt the possibility of derailment. As we have noted, the process must be supported by multiple interventions that occur at intervals over the executive’s first year rather than solely at the moment of entry into the job. It must also proactively engage the new executive’s multiple stakeholders from the moment of ...