With senior coach Alastair Clarkson receiving treatment in hospital for Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), Bolton's time as the club's senior coach is unknown.
The Hawks are preparing to be without their two-time premiership coach for an indefinite period.
Bolton, who coached the Box Hill Hawks in the VFL for two years before joining Clarkson's assistant coaching panel in 2011, said the key to a smooth transition was to make sure the focus on the 'now' remained a priority.
"I'll catch up with the leadership group and we'll share our expectations, what they want from me and what I expect from them," Bolton told the club's website on Wednesday.
"That won't be too complex. It will be to make sure we keep the processes we've got in place rolling smoothly.
"At the moment it's a week-by-week proposition and a lot of my energy and thought processes are 'let's make sure Clarko gets himself right and the team just doesn't think too far ahead, just week to week'.
"If we do start to think too far ahead, we'll start to lose focus on what's important now, which is just winning games."
The prospect of not looking ahead also extends to Bolton, with the former schoolteacher not entertaining the prospect of coaching into the finals.
The Hawks' coaching panel will rotate to cover the absence of Clarkson with backline coach Luke Beveridge to take control of training and forwards development coach Adam Yze to step up to forward line coach.
Given Bolton was running training and review meetings, he believes the fact the players are used to his voice will help.
And, he's confident in Luke Hodge and the leadership group in making sure the processes Clarkson has put in place are upheld.
"We've empowered our leaders to be able to think out on the ground," he said.
"We know Hodgey's an easy example to talk about - he's one of the best leaders off the ball there is.
"They understand what's required and our coaches have been here for a number of years together so what makes it easier is everyone wants to share the load, the coaches and players, so I think it'll still work.
"It's an opportunity for 'we' to step up; that's our leadership group to fill a little bit of the void.
"We've got a terrific coaching staff that have always worked as a group and a team so all it means is there is one less person there.
"It's the one of the pleasing things Clarko's done – he's tried to create sustainable processes."
Bolton, who visited Clarkson this week, said he would include him as much as the coach wanted and in accordance with what was recommended by his doctor.
"Knowing 'Clarko', he'll want to know absolutely everything but that's OK," he said.
"I'll touch base with the doctors, the medicos, 'Clarko' himself, [his wife] Caryn, and just get a feel what's best for his recovery.
"If he wants lots, that's OK - I'll give him as much as what he wants me to but if it only needs to be minimal based on him being about to recover and relax, that will be the case.
"We know how determined he'll be to recover now. He'll put all his energies into recovering as quickly as possible.
"Our main thoughts are about making him being able to relax and not have to worry and stress, and really focus on his family, Caryn and his kids and himself to get back as quickly as possible."
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