The level of change in organizations continues to accelerate and the scrutiny of the markets has never been greater. For the newly hired executive, the honeymoon period is fleeting.
Organizations are impatient around their ability to make something happen quickly, and there is less accommodation for early mistakes. This puts intense pressure on a new executive to come into the organization and hit the ground running. Despite this, organizations do little to increase the odds of a new executive's successful entry and integration.
The purpose of this research was to drill down into the process of executive integration and determine what people and organizations can do to facilitate and accelerate the process. Organizations and individuals often regard integration as the other's responsibility. At RHR International, we believe a new executive's success is due to the actions of both.
Factors contributing to successful integration are categorized into three components: role, relationship and culture.The research suggests failing to attend to any one of these will lead to derailing.