The following 5 Areas of Conversation that transitioning leaders should have with their bosses along with guiding questions that can help both sides come to some agreement about organizational-change challenge the new leader has been brought in to tackle.
The Style Conversation
- How can we best work together?
- How do you prefer me to communicate with you?
- What level of detail do you want concerning my organization or unit and the issues I'm confronting?
- How do you prefer to make decisions?
The Situation Conversation
- How do you see the STARS situation in my organization as a whole? In important subcomponents? (STARS is an acronym for 5 common situations leaders may find themselves moving into .... Startup, Turnaround, Accelerated Growth, Realignment - drifting into difficulty, Sustaining Success - successful but confronting maturity).
- On what do you base these assessments?
- What's your level of certainty?
The Expectations Conversation
- What am I expected to accomplish, and in what time frame?
- What would constitute "early wins" for you?
- What outcomes do I most need to avoid?
The Resources Conversation
- What financial and other resources are available to me?
- What scope do I have to make changes in my team?
- To what extent will you visibly support me in making the case for change?
The Course Adjustment Conversation - this typically should begin not later than the ninety-day mark
- How are things going so far?
- What am I doing well?
- Do you have areas of concern?
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