Onboarding for managers: How to get off to the best possible start in a new leadership role

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​How do you start in a new leadership role? In this book, the author presents methods and processes of optimal onboarding that have proven themselves in his numerous leadership roles and in consulting. He shows in a very practical and easy-to-implement way how leaders create strong trust relationships in teams from the very first hour. This leads to high intrinsic motivation in a very short time and is an indispensable prerequisite for high performance and good cooperation. Clear explanations alternate with specific recommendations for action. A practical work with many tips on how optimal onboarding can be achieved relatively easily, supported by tools, methods, checklists and practical examples. A valuable guide for young leadership talent facing their first leadership role, whether as a team leader or supervisor, developed from within a team or as a new leader of another team, but also for leaders aspiring to greater leadership responsibility within their own organisation Preface Contents 1: Introduction 2: Leadership in Change References and Links 3: Important Building Blocks of Excellent Leadership 3.1 Context 3.2 The Ideal Team 3.3 The Mission 3.4 The Customers 3.5 The Product or Service 3.6 The Team Vision 3.7 Targets and Strategies 3.8 Team Principles 3.9 Key Processes and Key Partners 3.10 Roles, Responsibilities and Competences 3.11 Living Corporate Values 3.12 Culture of Trust 3.13 Feedback 3.14 High Performance Teams References and Links 4: Leading Oneself 4.1 The “7 Ways to Effectiveness” 4.2 The 4 Fundamental Existential Motivations References and Links 5: Onboarding 5.1 Heading for New Shores 5.2 Personal Values 5.3 The Mission of Life 5.4 The Key Question: Am I Drawn to a Leadership Role? 5.5 Onboarding Tips that Apply to All Scenarios 5.6 Contents of the First Pitch as New Leader 5.7 The First Weeks as a New Manager 5.8 Create a Team Mission Statement 5.9 General Onboarding Checklist 5.10 Onboarding into a First Leadership Role from Within a Team 5.11 Supplementary Checklist “Onboarding into a First Leadership Role from a Team” 5.12 Onboarding into Another Team Within the Same Company 5.13 Supplementary Checklist “Onboarding into Another Team Within the Same Company” 5.14 Onboarding into a Team in Another Company Without Managers in the Team 5.15 Supplementary Checklist “Onboarding into a Team in Another Company Without Managers in the Team” 5.15.1 Step 1: Preparations for Application 5.15.2 Step 2: After the Interview, If You Want the Position 5.15.3 Step 3: Onboarding Activities, in Addition to the General 5.16 Onboarding into a Team with Managers Who Report to You 5.17 Supplementary Checklist “Onboarding into a Team with Managers Who Report to You” 5.18 The First 90 Days: The First Need for Change Becomes Visible 5.19 Workers Council References and Links 6: Stay on Course 6.1 Living the Team Operating Model 6.2 Communication 6.3 Feedback as an Important Navigation Tool 6.3.1 The “ad hoc” Feedback 6.3.2 Formal Feedback 6.3.3 The Annual Feedback Meeting 6.4 Challenging and Promoting Talent 6.5 Leading Virtual Teams 6.6 Leading in a Global Environment 6.7 Leading in the Digital World 6.8 When the Team Climate Is Sick 6.9 Are You Visible 6.10 Bringing a New Leader into the Team 6.11 Leading in Times of Crisis or Dealing with Difficult Targets 6.12 Integration of Corporate Cultures in Mergers 6.13 Don’t Wait for the Top: Create Your Own Leadership Culture 6.14 Mentor 6.15 Reaping First Successes References and Links 7: Concluding Remarks and Outlook 7.1 Reflection Questions and Commitment 8: Appendix: Tools 8.1 My Onboarding Plan 8.2 Checklist on My Inner Attitude Towards Leadership and My Effectiveness as a Leader 8.3 Living Meaningfully: Questions About Traces of Meaning 8.4 Example of Leadership Guidelines Adopted By a Management Team 8.5 Example of Team Guidelines 8.6 Example Meeting Rules 8.7 Email Etiquette 8.8 The Gallup Q12® Survey 8.9 Fictitious Example of a Balanced Scorecard for the Target Year of the Team Vision References and Links References and Links Links to Interesting Videos About Leadership: Partly in German Language