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The New CEO Workbook
A Practical Guide for CEOs to Start Well and Perform Quickly
Created by Ty Wiggins
Your Senior Leadership Team (SLT) is one of the greatest levers you have as CEO. It is through your SLT that you will be able to—or not be able to—deliver on the promises you make to the board, shareholders, market, and importantly, the organization. Your success and legacy as CEO depends on your ability to build and lead a high-performing C-suite at both the individual and team levels.
In our research on CEO transitions, 65% of CEOs said their top regret was not moving faster on building their top team, with 86% of experienced CEOs listing it as their number one regret.
When done right, decisive team building can help you:
- Move fast on necessary changes within the first three months
- Trust your gut while countering personal and organizational biases
- Identify the right talent to execute your strategic priorities
- Navigate difficult conversations about performance and fit
- Set the tone for leadership excellence throughout the organization
How The New CEO Workbook can help you
As leadership advisors, we've seen countless CEOs regret waiting too long to make necessary team changes. In Chapter 6: Building Your Top Team, we provide frameworks to help you assess, decide, and act quickly on team composition—the decision that most impacts your ability to deliver results.
The exercises, reflections, and guidance in this workbook help you develop a structured approach to team assessment, overcome common barriers to making difficult C-suite decisions, and build the high-performing team essential to your success.
Key questions to address when working with your board:
- What personal barriers might prevent you from making necessary team changes quickly?
- How will you assess leaders for long-term fit and potential?
- If team members applied for their roles again, would you rehire them?
- What specific situations will you create to test alignment between words and actions?
- How will you increase interaction frequency to observe team dynamics?
What you'll find in this workbook
Chapter 6: Building your top team is just one part of your successful transition. The New CEO Workbook covers all aspects of a CEO transition, including how to manage your communications to shaping the culture. Explore each chapter to work through all dimensions of your journey.
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About the Author
Ty Wiggins, PhD is a leadership expert passionate about setting up new CEOs for success. As the global lead for Russell Reynolds Associates' CEO & Transitions Practice, he helps world-leading CEOs successfully transition into their roles to unlock business (and personal) success—faster.
Ty is one of only a handful of people globally with a Ph.D. in leadership transitions. He harnesses his deep academic and consulting background to provide CEOs, boards, and senior leadership with the advice, support, and insight needed to start well and perform quickly.
Get advice on your transition
Your team decisions in the first 90 days will define your ability to deliver results for years to come. Yet personal barriers—such as grace and guilt—often delay necessary changes. Connect with one of our trusted advisors to develop the courage and clarity needed to build your winning team from day one.
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Based on original research and candid conversations with CEOs from Verizon, PepsiCo, Campbell's, UPS, Whirlpool, and more, The New CEO: Lessons from CEOs on How to Start Well and Perform Quickly (Minus the Common Mistakes) examines how world-leading CEOs approach their first year in the role.
Discover their successes, their missteps, and the important lessons they learned along the way.
The New CEO Workbook:
A practical guide for CEOs to start well and perform quickly
Fill out the form to download Chapter 6: Building your top team