Signature Engagement
First 100 Days: CEO Transition
For newly appointed or recently elevated CEOs, presidents and founder-CEOs in their first 6–18 months.
Become the leader the role requires, align around three priorities and build an execution rhythm your team can sustain.
Sound familiar?
- You're still leading like the excellent COO, CFO or founder you were
- Decisions keep landing on your desk
- Your board, owners or parent company expect different things
- Your team can't yet name your top three priorities.
Your First 100 Days
Weeks 1–2
Discovery and three-way contracting
Weeks 2–4
Intake, document review and 6–10 confidential stakeholder interviews
Week 4
Feedback and leadership-priority session
Weeks 5–16
Eight biweekly 75-minute coaching sessions
Days 30, 60, 90
Progress reviews
Close
Sponsor and client close-out with a next-stage plan
The Session Map: Seven I's, Seven Outputs
Session
The question
Output
Identity
Who am I as this leader now that the role has changed?
Leadership Identity Statement
Intention
What am I here to accomplish, and for whom?
12-month intention and three priorities
Insight
What is really true?
Insight Map
Innovation
What must we do differently?
Three 30-day experiments
Influence
Whose support do I need, and how will I earn it?
Influence plan for three key relationships
Implementation
How will I turn priorities into a repeatable rhythm?
Operating rhythm, decision-rights grid and 90-day plan
Impact
What difference is my leadership making, and how do we know?
Leadership scorecard and self-coaching plan
Built on the On Target Executive Framework™. See our methodology →
From / To
Functional expert
→Enterprise leader
Problem solver
→Builder of leadership capacity
Decision bottleneck
→Clarifier of decision rights
Chief operator
→Strategic integrator and culture steward
What Your Sponsor Sees
Agreed outcomes at the start, progress themes at 30, 60 and 90 days, and a three-way close-out. Session content stays confidential.
Is This the Right Fit?
Ready to start
- You can name a real challenge in your own words
- You'll protect time every two weeks
- There's a business outcome to measure
We'd recommend something else if
- The goal is to build a case for someone's exit
- The issue is clinical, legal or a crisis better served by a specialist
Investment
Starting at $10,000 · 90–120 days.
Questions
How much time does it take?+
A 75-minute session every two weeks, plus short pre-work.
Who are the stakeholder interviews with?+
6–10 people you and your sponsor choose. We share themes only — never attributed.
Can this be done virtually?+
Yes, worldwide, with in-person options.