Better Results Faster
If you think about people engaged in a physical activity in which they use something to hit something else, they must get their tools ready, aim and then fire. Onboarding is all about working with others to hit a target. The steps are the same and the order counts. Ready yourself by preparing in advance [...]
One of the most important decisions in most endeavors is when to commit your reserves. When do you put all the information on the table? When do you move your most important people onto a project? When do you release the funds required for success? Plan – Pilot – Roll While I'm sure he [...]
Bad idea. Onboarding on the fly with no preparation has a low probability of success. An awful lot of things come down to what you want and what you are willing to give up to get it. If what you want is a high probability of success in onboarding, you need to be willing to [...]
In general, the more prepared you and your organization are for a crisis, the better you will handle it. This is not about preparing in detail for every possible permutation of every possible crisis. Instead it's about building general capabilities and capacity – discipline and agility. John Harrald argues the need for both discipline (structure, [...]
Looking for a job is stressful at best and sometimes debilitating. Looking for a job in the recent environment has shaken a lot of peoples’ confidence, leading to a vicious cycle. People with their confidence shaken have a harder time getting a job and a harder time onboarding into a new organization. They’re scared, and [...]