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Bridging
the Expectation Gap
From High Hopes to Effective Performance
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You have
just appointed a new Dean, Director, Associate Vice-president or
Vice-president; or
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You
are that new Dean, Director, Associate Vice-president or
Vice-president.
Leading by Design
works with appointees and their supervisors to help them meet their new
challenges from the start!
The
new appointee’s success depends on:
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making the right first steps,
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focused action,
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early progress towards key, strategic goals.
To do this
requires:
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a deep, early understanding of local issues, culture and
personalities. plans that reconcile needs and aspirations with present
realities.
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effective collaboration fostered within the appointee’s own
senior team.
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professional development must also be a priority, since new
appointees rarely bring with them all the skills demanded for success in
leadership roles.
Leading by Design
helps
bridge the expectation gap.
We work
closely with the appointee early in her/his tenure, moving through a
well-designed and carefully managed set of activities. Our joint
efforts identify those important first steps, generate a performance
plan, develop the mechanisms and processes required to execute the plan,
and foster collaboration and teamwork. This is achieved working ‘behind
the scenes’ with the new appointee as he/she takes ‘charge’ of the new
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