Onboarding: Retaining your leaders and saving you money.

Transitioning into new leadership roles can prove a real test for even the most senior of executives.

It is a steep learning curve and rollercoaster of emotions, exciting one minute and fear-inducing the next.

Can I do this? Have I bitten off more than I can chew? What if I fail?

That's why I love doing what I do, because I know that I can quickly cut through the anxiety and overwhelm, replacing it instead with laser-focus and a relaxed confidence, enabling leaders to get on with what they do best... making an impact in their new role.

I'd like to share this case study, of where I was able to turn around a situation which would have had a negative impact on all involved... and if you like a ROI statistic, saved the client ￡180k*! ;-)

"I felt frustrated and disillusioned starting out in a new role and this was having an impact on my personal life too. I wasn’t sleeping, overthinking and generally losing confidence in a career that I had always found enjoyable and fulfilling." - Senior Medical Leader

2 months into her promotion, this leader was exhausted and about to resign from a company she'd spent 15years working for.

A high performer and recognised talent, the organisation convinced her to give it some more time to see if they could turn things around.

That's when they looped me in, to work with this leader for 6 months to navigate her transition.

In our kick off intensive session we uncovered 4 impacting factors:

> A feeling that she had lost all her confidence

> A lack of clarity around the scope of role and expectations

> Feeling isolated (and not wanting to tell her Line Manager how she was really feeling)

> Blurred work-life boundaries, and feeling "burnt out"

We were able to address these areas first, and with relative ease.

Then focused on building an ambitious 6 month vision of what she wanted (and needed) to achieve, working closely together to reach, and exceed, both her personal and professional goals.

"I found the coaching experience highly empowering and motivating. Being back in the driving seat, setting my own achievable goals and reflecting back on my achievements was incredibly powerful and fulfilling.

I could not have come this far without Jenn. She has such a passion working within this field and her support was instrumental to my change and progress."

The incredible outcome was that she went on to be promoted again within 18 months due to strong performance. Boom!

And, the next time?

She was able to apply the learnings and tools from our time together to confidently navigate her transition independently.

That, to me, is a job well done!

So, if you are a senior business or HR leader, who would like to do something awesome for the leaders you are promoting, hiring, or who are going through periods of high-change and pressure.... get in touch, and let's explore how we can partner together.

Don't wait until your leaders are overwhelmed, struggling, or are about to walk to give them the support they deserve, and require, to tackle the challenges of new leadership roles.

In an ideal world, all leaders would receive robust onboarding support. It would solve so many of the leadership issues we see today!

The organisations that realise this, will absolutely have a strategic edge.

Jenn

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Career Transition & Onboarding Coach | Director | Part-time Adventurer

* Based on attrition financial calculator, cost of losing an employee within first 12mths.