Leadership launch
New leadership transition that gets you up to speed and off the ground
The work doesn’t stop just because you assume a new leadership role or the external environment around you is changing. An effective leadership transition plan begins with knowing your starting point, and then creates a clear and logical runway out of the thousands of decisions that follow.
Setting new leaders up to thrive
For incoming leaders, the parallel tasks of resetting the workplace while keeping day-to-day operations moving with minimal disruption can feel overwhelming. After all, not many have experience managing a change in leadership of this magnitude. Fortunately, Eagle Hill does. Through Leadership Launch, we amply prepare clients to manage the pivotal adjustments of leadership transition with clarity and confidence, so their organizations can soar.
Leadership Launch is Eagle Hill’s guidance process through which incoming leaders become quickly equipped to achieve sustainable success in their new roles and environment. We set up new leaders to thrive, guiding them through a supportive process of assessment; interactive problem-solving workshops; and action planning—all structured to achieve substantial results on a small timeframe.
Why leadership transition plans are critical
Time is of the essence
Organizations rarely have the luxury of a leisurely transition, which means the leaders taking over need to build the right capabilities, fast.
Leadership changes often
Almost 50% of the largest American firms will have a new CEO within the next four years.
Source: HBR
Support is lacking
The majority of U.S. executives received no formal workplace onboarding in their most recent roles.
Source: HR Executive
Failed transitions are costly
“Every failed transition—whether outright derailment or less dramatic underperformance—exacts costs from the organization as well.”
Source: Watkins, The First 90 Days
What makes our approach different?
New leaders must quickly chart a course forward while the work continues. That can be an overwhelming proposition, especially when the environment they’re coming into is volatile and the risk is high. Eagle Hill’s Leadership Launch solution gives new leaders the structured framework they require—to innovate, plan, and execute a clear vision, calmly and competently.
We help clients:
Focus on what will forward the mission
Our Discovery phase helps leaders discover what matters most to their organizations. We quickly gather data (through direct surveys and interviews of leadership and employees) and build knowledge (external research), which heavily shape the subsequent workshops, analysis and recommendations.
Hash out the issues through hands-on instruction
Our Workshop phase creates a “safe space” to conduct engaging exercises designed to focus on priorities, opportunities, risks, and critical actions in six key areas: the mission, the stakeholders and customers, leadership, organization health, essential functions and services, and tools and technology.
Turn learnings into action
During our Insight phase, EHC takes all the knowledge and outputs developed across the first two phases and finalizes the leader’s prioritized, tailored 30/60/90-Day Action Plan. During several rounds of review and iteration, we stress test the plan with internal experts at the leader’s organization and Eagle Hill.
Launch leaders
Our Call to Action phase delivers the action plan, opens it to discussion and gains commitment. At this point, it becomes a leader’s planted guidepost (supported by access to a variety of Eagle Hill ready references), with Eagle Hill subject matter experts available to provide additional post-takeoff support if desired.
Leadership transition insights
Keep your finger on the pulse of the trends impacting your organization and your industry with actionable insights and best practices based on our proprietary research.
Leadership transition case studies
Here are a few examples of how we provide impact for our clients. From boosting employee retention to planning market entry, our years of creative and strategic experience have helped clients across industries reach their potential.
