The First 90 Days of a New Leader: What Needs to Change — Establishing Standards for Learning, Expectation Alignment, and Delegation Before Rushing into Results

The First 90 Days of a New Leader: What Needs to Change Establishing Standards for Learning, Expectation Alignment, and Delegation Before Rushing into Results What should a newly appointed team leader change first? While it may seem necessary to overhaul work processes quickly to demonstrate performance early on, deciding what to maintain and what to change in an organization you do not yet fully understand is no easy task. The first 90 days of a new leader are important not because all performance must be finalized during this period, but because they establish what information will be heard, who will be collaborated with, and what criteria will be used for decision-making going forward. KBR LEADERSHIP INSIGHT The First 90 Days: Designing How Performance Will Be Built The days below represent checkpoint intervals proposed by KBR. They are not empirical figures guaranteeing success and s…