The 100 Day Plan Is a Lie. Here's What Actually Works for new CEOs

Podcast: Fit Happens: Why CEOs and Leaders Succeed or Fail · Jason Baumgarten

Opublikowano: 2026-07-30

A new CEO's hundred day plan sounds smart. The research says it's mostly fiction. In this solo episode, Jason Baumgarten traces the hundred day myth back to its real origin (FDR's 1933 Congress, not leadership research) and explains why boards keep asking a question that sets new leaders up to fail. Drawing on research into CEO transitions, he lays out five separate "clocks" (strategic, socialization, team, cultural, and performance) that all move at different speeds, and why compressing them into one sprint produces theatrical reorgs, rushed strategy, and boards misjudging leaders in both directions. Key...