You’re Reporting to a New C-Suite Leader. Here’s How to Build Influence Quickly.
Harvard Business Review · 4 Nov 2026

You’re Reporting to a New C-Suite Leader. Here’s How to Build Influence Quickly.

After six months of organizational upheaval, my coaching client Janet*, the head of global project management at a construction company, found herself working with an almost entirely new C-suite. Leaders she’d previously interacted with only peripherally were suddenly hands-on, and several new faces had been brought in from outside the organization. After a decade at the company, Janet could have seen the turnover as a major setback.


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