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<strong>Executive</strong> <strong>Onboarding</strong><br />

diligence, you will most probably come up with four possible<br />

scenarios for cultural change as depicted in Figure 4:<br />

Figure 4: Inspired by Bradt et al. in their book: “The New Leaders 100-Day Action Plan” 17<br />

1. Congregate<br />

Your immediate diagnosis of the organization does not<br />

entail an urgent need for cultural change. Yet, the<br />

governing culture in the organization is ready to change.<br />

Here, your focus should be to congregate (i.e. to assemble<br />

your team and key stakeholders around minor changes<br />

that need to take place over time) while continuously<br />

nurturing their willingness to undertake larger changes<br />

with time.<br />

2. Develop<br />

Your immediate diagnosis of the organization does not<br />

entail an urgent need for cultural change and the<br />

governing culture in the organization is similarly not ready<br />

17 Bradt, G. B., Check, J. A., & Pedraza, J. E. (2011). The new leader’s 100-day action plan<br />

(3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.<br />

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