First 90 Days Coaching

How to navigate your first 90 days in a new job

Did you know that 90% of new managers fail in the first 18 months of starting new jobs?

If you are like most successful people I know who have a great track record in their careers and have just landed the perfect new job… you might be filled with a mix of emotions.

On one hand…

You’re excited about the new opportunity and a chance to prove your worth.
You’re up for the challenge and opportunity to learn in this new role.
You like what you’ve seen of the organization culture.

At the same time, you might be secretly saying to yourself…

Yikes! I’ve sold myself into a job that’s more than I can do. I’m sure I’m going to fail.
I’ve got way too much to do to get up to speed and do my job. I’ll never be able to get it all done!
They’re going to find out that I don’t know as much as I’ve told them I know.
I have no supporters where I’m going. I’ll be ALL alone.
This place might not really be like they’ve been saying it is and I might be miserable in the new culture.

You can read a leadership book but while you are already in the thick of transition and overloaded with new information—on top of being busy in a new job which normally involves a steep learning curve — this simply won’t help you stay focused, on top of things and clear about your plan.

If you are taking on a challenging new role or moving to a new organization and experiencing enormous pressure to perform, you might be asking yourself:

“How can I…”

quickly adapt to a new industry that greatly differs from my previous experiences?
successfully integrate with my new team?
stretch myself up to this new role effectively and within an efficient timeframe?
get support to improve my time management and organization skills without revealing a weakness?
leverage my strengths in this new role and pursue my own career development goals?
have a “safe place” to address my concerns about this new position and this transition?
build my resilience during a stressful time?
develop a clear action plan for my first three to six months?

It’s a fact: Not every employee can lead effectively and research shows that approximately 40% of new leaders fail within 18 months of accepting a new leadership role.

If you have recently been promoted or taken on a new, challenging leadership role, but are feeling a little anxious about your responsibilities or just keen to put your best foot forward, executive career coaching can be a very useful process to mentor you through the first 90 days of being a manager.

A professional can help you achieve success in your new role in a more powerful, focused, and often quicker way than you would on your own.

Who should use it?

Executives who are about to start a new role, either through promotion or business move.

This is what we’ll do in 90 Days:

Negotiate expectations with key stakeholders
Identify opportunities for early wins
Build your plan/ establish your vision
Assess the strength of your team
Avoid speed bumps that knock new leaders off the rails
Adapt successful transition techniques to personal style
Enhance communication skills to build relationships
Create lasting shifts in spite of challenges of first 100-days
Build resilience

What are the deliverables and outcomes?

Specific intended results and success measures are developed with each individual and are likely to include:

Key priorities for the business understood and early wins secured
Structure defined, both personal and performance targets and objectives set for direct reports
Effective working relationships established with the key stakeholders and broader network

What is your investment?

I understand that, whether you are an executive in a new role at the top, middle level, or leading a project, coaching face to face may not be practical and therefore I will tailor the First 90 Days Programme to your specific needs.

The investment varies from £600 to £1500 for 3 months, depending on the level of support you need.

Here’s What My Clients are Saying…

Finally I have some good news for you! I’ve had some final meetings today and received an offer. This was for one of the positions where I did the first interview last Friday. We were quite far apart on salary but they called me back this evening and increased it by 30%. The role is corporate finance / M&A at an independent company. I think it is a good choice and I start on Thursday! Many thanks for all your help. It wasn’t the easiest of processes for me and I think the catalyst of doing something to improve my interview performance definitely helped.

Colm S.

Corporate finance/M&A

I found my performance during job interviews needed improvement. Margaret Buj sent me her e-books, a blueprint on the basics of doing interviews and we did a practice interview and some exercises: optimizing my story and confidence. She provided concrete and fast answers to every question asked.

A very enjoyable experience, with a pleasant person. Worth every penny. I gladly recommend Margaret Buj as an Interview Coach to anyone in a similar situation.

Senior Category Manager

Technology EMEA

I engaged with Margaret for senior executive interview training. She took time to understand me and my skills then went through a process of preparing me for interviews including feedback on my CV. Margaret is clearly very knowledgeable about what drives recruiters at large organisations and her expert advice helped me land my ideal role.

Luke Ireland, MBA

Managing Director EMEA/ROW , Consumer goods company

I had interviews with two companies since I last saw you and it looks like I got a job with one of them. Apparently I’m the one they want (already had the call from HR talking me through their benefits and the recruiter confirmed that I’m the preferred candidate), now we’re just waiting for sign-off from the US. It seems to take quite a while, fingers crossed. Anyway, I’m sure it had a lot to do with the interview training, I felt so much more in control and had a lot more to say than in previous interviews. So thank you! It’s a really good job with a global company, lots of travel and with a lot of scope for my career.

So whatever happens, I’m much more confident in interview situations…so glad I had the training. The material you sent was also very useful.

Sr. PR Manager

About Margaret

Margaret Buj is an Interview Coach who’s helped hundreds of professionals across Europe and the US get the jobs and promotions they really wanted.

Margaret also has 12 years of experience recruiting for a variety of positions at all levels across Europe and in the US, primarily in technology and e-commerce sectors.

She’s been featured in Cosmopolitan magazine, interviewed for Financial Times and Management Today and has written 2 e-books related to job search and successful interviewing.

Check out her website, free video course “You’re HIRED!” and coaching services at https://www.interview-coach.co.uk. You can also find her on Facebook.