The Leadership Accelerator
Four critical competencies to successfully transition into your new executive role
Transitioning into a new C-suite role is exhilarating, challenging, and demanding all at the same time—a unique combination of intense experiences that may be tough to manage, to say the least. Published by McGraw Hill, The Leadership Accelerator book reveals the research and practices that Deloitte’s Ajit Kambil has undertaken for more than a decade to learn exactly how real-world leaders have successfully transitioned into high-level roles.
The Leadership Accelerator is a smart little book that starts with a fact: transitions are hard. They require a different set of skills and tactics, geared to establishing new habits, new expectations, and new relationships. Ajit has garnered the data, experience, and wisdom needed to make such transitions successful. You should have this practical workbook by your side on day one.
–Alan Murray, CEO of Fortune Media
The Leadership Accelerator is a smart little book that starts with a fact: transitions are hard. They require a different set of skills and tactics, geared to establishing new habits, new expectations, and new relationships. Ajit has garnered the data, experience, and wisdom needed to make such transitions successful. You should have this practical workbook by your side on day one.
—Alan Murray, CEO of Fortune Media
The Leadership Accelerator, based on over a decade of research, is a practical and actionable book to help new executives 'build muscles' to succeed in their career journey.
—Marie Myers, Chief Financial Officer of HP Inc.
No matter how much you prepare, assuming an executive leadership role in any organizationcomes at you fast. The Leadership Accelerator is instrumental in enabling executives to focus onthose critical priorities that will ultimately have the greatest impact on company success.
—Joseph J. Wolk, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Johnson & Johnson
I often work with Chief Information, Technology, Data, Digital, and Analytics Officers. They all need the advice in this book to lengthen their job tenures and provide more value to their companies.
—Thomas H. Davenport, Distinguished Professor at Babson College, Fellow at the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, and Visiting Professor at Oxford University
This book is an excellent and action-oriented guide that is helpful and useful for leaders taking on new executive roles. I recommend it and will be referring to it often.
—Lynn Perry Wooten, President of Simmons University and coauthor of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Arrive and Thrive
The Leadership Accelerator is a superb resource for those taking on new and exciting, but also challenging, leadership assignments.
—Raghu Sundaram, Dean of the Stern School of Business, New York University
About the book
Transitioning to a new C-suite role is exhilarating, challenging, and demanding all at the same time—a unique combination of intense experiences that can be tough to manage, to say the least. The skills and actions you need to succeed during your first year are different from those required after you settle in. If you don’t do it right at the start, you’ll find it much more difficult to effectively lead your organization for the long term.
Ajit Kambil is the creator and a leader of Deloitte’s program for helping executives like you transition into the very highest levels of your organization. In The Leadership Accelerator, he details the four critical competencies you should master in order to succeed, and he walks you through the process of building your expertise in these key areas:
- Prioritize and manage time, the only irrecoverable asset for yourself and your organization
- Develop talent into the right places to deliver measurable results
- Manage relationships to build social capital and influence other C-suite members to get key agendas executed with the least resistance
- Drive transformational change in your organization through effective strategies and catalyzing actions
Kambil’s model is based on his extensive research and insights from Deloitte’s Transition Labs, personalized one-day workshops delivered to over 4,000 executives. The Leadership Accelerator reveals the research and practices Kambil has undertaken for more than a decade to learn exactly how real-world leaders have successfully transitioned into high-level roles. Quick, action-oriented chapters conclude with clear takeaways and exercises that can help you transition and define your leadership strategies and work plans.
Start your new position out strategically and lead your organization to the top of its industry—and build a lasting legacy for yourself.
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