What to learn, what to leave alone, and what to change while your mandate is still fresh.
A new technology mandate comes with a short window in which change is expected rather than resisted. Spending it entirely on listening is a waste; spending it entirely on action is a risk.
Weeks one to four: map the real decision network, not the org chart. Find out who has to agree before anything moves.
Weeks five to eight: pick one visible constraint and remove it. It should be small enough to finish and painful enough that people noticed it.
Weeks nine to twelve: publish the agenda. Named priorities, named owners, named things you will stop doing.
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