5 Advice from the executive front line

At this point [100 days in] you should have stamped your authority without alienating your team. If you have achieved this then you have made a successful transition.

Tony Williams, Director of Human Resources, RBS Global Banking & Markets

By the end of 100 days your capacity to do the job will be clear to you and to everyone else.

Marcus Millership, Head of Human Resources, Shared Services, Rolls Royce

Trust your direct reports until they give you a reason not to. Engage with teams below your direct reports to get a fuller picture of the challenge facing you and your team. Treat your direct reports and other stakeholders as adults, and be open and transparent.

Lisa Anson, Marketing Company President, Astrazeneca ...

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