Making the first 100 days count
New leaders face a paradox: they are expected to move quickly, but they need time to understand the organisation. They must project confidence while acknowledging what they don't yet know. They need to build trust while also challenging the status quo.
Metapraxis provides the analytical foundation and priority-setting framework that gives new CEOs and CFOs the clarity to act decisively from day one — without guesswork.
100-Day Plan for New CEO
A structured framework for establishing performance clarity, setting strategic priorities, and building credibility fast.
100-Day Plan for New CFO
Rapidly assess reporting, identify gaps, and build the financial intelligence infrastructure that gives the CFO strategic influence.
100-Day Plan for a New CEO
The CEO drives business performance and creates the environment for organisational success. Most companies benefit significantly from adopting integrated business planning methodologies — but these take time to build without a guide who has done it before.
Our CEO programme provides a structured framework for the first 100 days that establishes clarity on performance, priorities, and people — enabling new leaders to build credibility fast and make their mark before the honeymoon period ends.
- Rapid diagnostic of current business performance and key drivers
- Identification of the critical priorities for the first 100 days and beyond
- A continuous improvement framework the CEO can use as a long-term operating system
- Board and investor communication strategy for the transition period
- Leadership alignment sessions with the senior team
100-Day Plan for a New CFO
As the steward of financial health and the provider of critical leadership information, the CFO's role is fundamental to a company's success. A new CFO who quickly establishes credible, insight-led reporting gains influence — and shapes the strategic agenda — far faster than one who inherits the existing process without questioning it.
- Rapid review of existing reporting, financial models, and planning processes
- Identification of gaps in financial intelligence and quick-win improvements
- Alignment of financial strategy with business priorities
- Board pack redesign or enhancement based on leadership intelligence needs
- Capability assessment and development plan for the finance function
"The first 100 days set the tone for the entire tenure. Leaders who use this window to build clarity — about the business, their priorities, and how they will lead — consistently outperform those who don't."
Metapraxis, from 45+ years of leadership onboarding experience
