Sink

In our experience, it can take up to six months for a senior executive to start demonstrating their worth. Surveys indicate 40 per cent of senior executives will quit or will be moved on within 18 months of their appointment. Many more will underachieve and simply fail to meet expectations. Few organisations have on-boarding programs. Most use the ‘sink-or-swim’ approach, where the executive is left to navigate the politics of the new culture and build relationships with key players while also trying to perform the tasks required.

Swim

At Johnson, we recommend the ‘swim’ version of the story, not just because it's a more humane way of operating, but because it pays off financially. One recent industry survey of executives gave the following statistics for executives who had been on-boarded: 30 per cent gain in executive output, 80 per cent more likely to achieve agreed objectives, 20 per cent direct cost  saving and reduced turnover of 20 per cent.

We use our own leadership consultants, to deliver market leading on-boarding and coaching services.

Our leadership consultants have unmatched business and governance backgrounds, together with post-graduate education and certification in the appropriate coaching and organisational design disciplines and tools.

Our offering includes:

• Leadership assessment
• Individual executive coaching
• On-boarding
• High performance team coaching
• Culture change

Much pain can be avoided and much gain enjoyed with a more thoughtful and structured approach to on-boarding.