First 100 Days

Ensure your first 100 days delivers the best possible return on investment.

  • The majority of new leaders fail because they fail to leverage the first three months on the job.

  • New leaders come with high expectations based on previous role achievements but do not have the correct information to perform well in the new position.

Our Advice

Critical Insight

  • New leaders need to build a business strategy by the end of the first 100 days to test assumptions and gain workplace credibility.

  • New leaders need to come prepared with a plan to learn and integrate with the existing workplace culture in order to position for success.

Impact and Result

  • Learn - Proactively plan to learn rather than drive for immediate results. Use company documentation and initial discussions to determine type and mode of the company.

    Connect - First priority will be to connect with your Spheres of Influence. In the majority of situations, leaders can benefit greatly by listening to staff and stakeholders before acting. This will allow you to make more informed decisions regarding strategy and long term plans.

    Act - Work with your team to drive quick wins. The quick wins are necessary to implement in the first 100 days.

    Fix - Find and fix problems as soon as possible.

First 100 Days Foundations Research & Tools

Start here - read the Executive Brief

Read our concise Executive Brief to find out how the First 100 Days is a necessity for your organisation and how to right-size it to your needs.

First 100 Days - Executive Brief

1. Layout Your Foundations

Inventory your applications and define their business capabilities based on your current understanding.

Road Map (First 100 Days and Beyond)

2. Analyse Your Spheres of Influence

Review your spheres of influence, and initiate a plan to showcase your actions to key stakeholders.

Spheres of Influence

3. STARS Analysis

The organisation is characterised as being in one of the five business scenarios. Use the STARS analysis to determine the business scenario.

STARS Analysis

STARS Analysis Form

4. Prepare for Your New Position

Prepare to hit the ground running by preparing for the new position prior to your start date.

Prepare (Prior to Start Date)

Leader Self-Assessment Form

5. Populate Your Roadmap

Review, determine, and prioritise initiatives, and initiate a First 100 Days roadmap to showcase your rationalisation decisions to key stakeholders.

6. Day 1 to Day 30

Become proficient in daily operational tasks. Analyse team abilities and synergies.

First Days (1 to 30 Days)

Team Assessment Form

Smart Learning Plan Form

7. Day 31 to Day 60

Champion corporate goals and strategy. Use the resources in this module to complete an actionable long-term plan.

First Days (31 to 60 Days)

Business Strategy and Planning Template Form

8. Day 61 to Day 100

Use the resources to help you best determine and obtain quick wins. Refine and build on the actionable long-term plan.

First Days (61 to 100 Days)

STOP, START, CONTINUE - 360 Review Form

9. Beyond 100 Days

Assess the strategic vision and evaluate the roll out of your plan.

First Days (Beyond 100 Days)

About Envirolly

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We produce unbiased and highly relevant research to help chief sustainability officers and sustainability leaders make strategic, timely, and well-informed decisions. We partner closely with sustainability teams to provide everything they need, from actionable tools to analyst guidance, ensuring they deliver measurable results for their organisations.

What is a Framework?

A framework is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your sustainability problems.

Each framework can be accompanied by a Guided Implementation that provides you access to our world-class analysts to help you get through the project.

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Get the help you need in this 4-phase advisory process. You’ll receive 10 touch points with our researchers, all included in your membership.

Guided Implementation #1 - Lay your foundations

Call #1 - Establish goals and foundations for your new position.

Guided Implementation #2 - Analyse Your Spheres of Influence

Call #1 - Initiate analyse of your Spheres of Influence and determine stakeholder requirements.

Guided Implementation #3 - STARS Analysis

Call #1 - Initiate rationalisation of the five business scenarios.

Call #2 - Review result of first iteration of STARS Analysis and perform retrospective.

Guided Implementation #4 - Prepare for Your New Position

Call #1 - Initiate preparation plan and self-assessment form.

Guided Implementation #5 - Populate Your Roadmap

Call #1 - Initiate your roadmap and determine your ongoing goals and action plan.

Guided Implementation #6 - Day 1 to Day 30

Call #1 - Initiate daily operational tasks proficiency plan and analyse team.

Guided Implementation #7 - Day 31 to Day 60

Call #1 - Initiate goals and strategy assessment.

Guided Implementation #8 - Day 61 to Day 100

Call #1 - Initiate quick wins implementation.

Guided Implementation #8 - Beyond 100 Days

Call #1 - Initiate assessment of strategic vision and evaluate plan.

 Onsite Workshop: First 100 Days Foundations

Onsite workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn't enough, we offer low-cost onsite delivery of our project workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a roadmap in place to complete your project successfully.

Module 1: Lay Your Foundations

  • The Purpose

    Review the overall plan of action for the first 100 days and beyond

  • Key Benefits Achieved

    • Establish the goals of the First 100 Days.

    • Set the scope of responsibilities.

    • Establish business priorities for the First 100 Days.

  • Activities

    1.1 Define goals and metrics.

    1.2 Define categories.

    1.3 Determine steps and roles.

    1.4 Weight value drivers.

  • Outputs

    • Set short and long-term goals and metrics.

    • Set the scope of the first 100 Days.

    • Set the scope of the process.

    • Define business value drivers.

 Module 2: Analyse Your Spheres of Influence

  • The Purpose

    Review your spheres of influence, and initiate a plan to showcase your actions to key stakeholders.

  • Key Benefits Achieved

    • Determine stakeholders.

    • Set scope of your Spheres of Influence.

    • Establish priorities within your different Spheres of Influence.

  • Activities

    1.1 Define stakeholders.

    1.2 Define categories of Spheres of Influence.

    1.3 Determine steps and strategy to engage Spheres of Influence.

  • Outputs

    • Set short and long-term goals.

    • Set the scope of process to engage Spheres of Influence.

    • Define drivers.

 Module 3: STARS Analysis

  • The Purpose

    The organisation is characterised as being in one of the five business scenarios. Use the STARS analysis to determine the business scenario.

  • Key Benefits Achieved

    • Review the five business scenarios.

    • Analyse the business scenarios and the organization.

    • Determine the business scenario that fits the organization.

  • Activities

    1.1 Define the five business scenarios.

    1.2 Analyse the characteristics of each business scenario.

    1.3 Determine the organization’s business scenario.

  • Outputs

    • Set the type of business scenario that fits the organization.

    • Base future plans on the outcome of the STARS analysis.

 Module 4: Prepare for Your New Position

  • The Purpose

    Prepare to hit the ground running by preparing for the new position prior to your start date.

  • Key Benefits Achieved

    • Assess job requirements. .

    • Analyse position expectations.

    • Assessment of abilities.

  • Activities

    1.1 Define the new position’s role within the organization.

    1.2 Analyse the elements of the new position

    1.3 Assessment form used to determine strengths and weaknesses for new position..

  • Outputs

    • Set clear expectations for new position.

    • Review result of self-assessment.

    • Determine best course of action to prepare for the new position prior to the state date.

 Module 5: Populate Your Roadmap

  • The Purpose

    Review, determine, and prioritise initiatives, and initiate a First 100 Days roadmap to showcase your rationalisation decisions to key stakeholders.

  • Key Benefits Achieved

    • Assess action plan.

    • Review overall scope of training.

  • Activities

    1.1 Define the scope of the First 100 Days.

  • Outputs

    • Set clear expectations for new position.

    • Review each step of the First 100 Days.

    • Determine how to carry out each step in the First 100 Day process.

 Module 6: Day 1 to Day 30

  • The Purpose

    Champion corporate goals and strategy. Use the resources in this module to complete an actionable long-term plan.

  • Key Benefits Achieved

    • Determine action plan to align position’s role with corporate goals and strategy.

    • Create actionable long-term plan.

  • Activities

    1.1 Define corporate goals and strategies.

    1.2 Align corporate goals and strategies with position responsibilities and opportunities.

    1.3 Draft actionable long-term plan.

  • Outputs

    • Align position tasks with overall corporate goals and strategy.

    • Actionable long-term plan.

 Module 7: Day 31 to Day 60

  • The Purpose

    Become proficient in daily operational tasks. Analysis of team abilities and synergies.

  • Key Benefits Achieved

    • Review operational tasks within new position responsibilities.

    • Review team abilities and synergies. .

  • Activities

    1.1 Define operational tasks under the new position.

    1.2 Review team abilities and synergies using the Assessment Form.

  • Outputs

    • Set clear picture of team and their abilities.

    • Set plan to harness team synergies.

    • Proficiency in daily tasks.

 Module 8: Day 61 to Day 100

  • The Purpose

    Use the resources to help you best determine and obtain quick wins. Refine and build on the actionable long-term plan.

  • Key Benefits Achieved

    • Determine key quick wins for organizational success.

    • Perform 360 Analysis.

  • Activities

    1.1 Define quick wins for organizational success.

    1.2 Fill out and review STOP, START, CONTINUE - 360 Review Form

  • Outputs

    • Set strategy to obtain quick wins.

    • Determine outcome of 360 Review of role.

 Module 9: Beyond 100 Days

  • The Purpose

    Assess the strategic vision and evaluate the roll out of your plan.

  • Key Benefits Achieved

    • Determine strategies to continue momentum of the First 100 Days

  • Activities

    1.1 Review templates to assist with position tasks.

    1.2 Review and refine long-term actionable plan.

  • Outputs

    • Set strategy to build on momentum of the First 100 Days.

    • Refined long-term actionable plan.

Dive Into More Research

  • First 100 Days

    Sustainable Strategy

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  • Quick Wins

    Development of early successes.

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  • Obtain Buy-In from Stakeholders

    Tools to assist with creating buy-in.

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