In baseball, if you want to be sure to get a man on base, you bunt. We recommend that new executives borrow this strategy to improve their chances of success in the first few months with an organization.
By focusing on achieving small, but important ‘easy wins’, they'll gain confidence and establish a good reputation before setting out to achieve more difficult goals. Once they’re familiar with the operation, and have built a track record of success, the executive can tackle larger and more complex challenges, working up to the 'home run' later.
Large corporate initiatives require buy-in from the entire team, and new leaders should take the time to understand the culture and pay respect to the team before attempting to make changes, or they’re likely to face skepticism and/or resentment for their efforts. Not a great way to start out…
In baseball, if you want to be sure to get a man on base, you bunt. We recommend that new executives borrow this strategy to improve their chances of success in the first few months with an organization.
