Cover of Franklin D. Roosevelt In his recent New York Times column, The Next First (and Only) 100 Days, Thomas Friedman makes the point that Since F.D.R., we’ve measured presidents by their “first 100 days.” But now it’s really “the only 100 days.” He goes on to talk about the need for the next president [...]
The New Leader’s Playbook
February 10, 2011 By 29 Comments
we are all new leaders all the time and must treat the next 100-days as though they were the first 100-days of the rest of our careers. They are.
Onboarding in a Dystopian Obfuscational Corporella
August 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The ideal organization is marked by a transparent focus by all on a meaningful and rewarding shared purpose. Unfortunately, many organizations are more dystopian than utopian, more obfuscational than clear, and have subplots upon subplots in the many corporellas taking place at the same time. It’s often hard to find the main nugget, heart of [...]
Early Onboarding Wins
June 24, 2010 By 1 Comment
Early onboarding wins are essential, especially when they’re related to results, personal wins, and emotional deposits. Early result wins There is almost always a conversation at a new employee’s six-month mark. It starts with the question, “How is she doing?” If the answer is “Great. Wonderful. Kind of off to a slow start, but going [...]
Onboarding Decisions
May 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Four important ideas from Wharton professors last week: Be decisive – Michael Useem Save more earlier – Olivia Mitchell Buy stocks – Jeremy Siegel Advertise on TV – Peter Fader Applause please. I just saved you four hours. Actually, the conversations each of these professors put around these ideas were compelling and well worth participating [...]