
One way to approach planning your early days as leader is to take your first
six months as being the critical landmark and examine what are the key
milestones within that time block. You can then prioritise the necessary
actions.
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Immediate Action Early Priority Condition-led
Day 1 to end of Month 1 1–3 months 3–6 months and beyond
1 Immediate Action – Things you will need to be thinking about or doing
at the very early stages. The seeds if you like.
2 Early Priority – As your relationship with your team grows, you will
then build upon the seeds you have already sown.
3 Condition-led – Depending upon how the team is progressing, you will ...