The problem and the solution . Leader transitions are important passages that have implications for the leader, his or her team, and the organization. Such transitions are more frequent than in the past, and the failure rate of new leaders is high.When leaders transition into a new leadership role in a new organization, there are few formal interventions, like a leader assimilation, to help them learn, adapt, and build relationships quickly with their new teams. Moreover, there is little empirical research documenting the impact of leadership development interventions early in a leader's transition. The purpose of this study was to leverage the observation and interview data of an existing study conducted by the researcher on leader assimilation outcomes.The following study will explain the process of facilitating a leader assimilation and will use research data to provide insights into how human resource development (HRD) practitioners can use leader assimilations more effectively.
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