Alex Raubitschek, Ortus Interim (Photo credit: Steve Bowbrick) Interim help can make the difference between failure and success. We've seen this over and over again. We've seen so many new leaders flailing around because there is so much more to do than they and their existing team can ever hope to get done. They [...]
Imperative Workshop: The Turning Point from Converging to Evolving
February 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Converging and evolving is always the right approach for a new leader. Yes, sometimes you can stretch out the converging piece so long that the approach looks a lot more like assimilating. And sometimes you need to evolve so fast that it's a shock to the system. But both assimilation and shock are really just [...]
Executive Onboarding: The Key to Accelerating Success and Reducing Risk in a New Job
February 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The most effective executive onboarding includes: Getting a head start Managing the message Building the team Image via Wikipedia Failures in new roles almost always come back to either poor fit, not getting done what needed to get done, or something changing. Everyone involved tends to blame someone else. Failed executives say, “They turned out [...]
Corporate Culture: The Only Truly Sustainable Competitive Advantage
February 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia Given enough time and money, your competitors can duplicate almost everything you’ve got working for you. They can hire away some of your best people. They can reverse engineer your processes. The only thing they can’t duplicate is your culture. BRAVE CULTURES ARE SUSTAINABLE All music is made from the same 12 [...]
Rich Boughrum’s Top 5 Books for Interview Preparation
February 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Financial Executives Networking Group Newsletter February 5, 2012 – From Rich Boughrum, Charlotte NC Chapter, Rich writes: Hi Matt – Here is a short book review / recommended reading list for the newsletter based on my recent preparation for interviews. – I would like to pass on what I have felt is very efficacious input [...]