Better Results Faster
In response to a need for even smarter and even more immediately actionable guidance on how to succeed as a new leader in today's turbulent job landscape, I am thrilled to announce the launch of our New Leader Smart Tools iPad application (app). Just released in conjunction with the third edition of our book, "The [...]
You're not going to change who you are when you join a new organization or team. Eventually, those that care will learn about the real you – the good, the bad and the ugly. There's not much you can do about that. What you can do is guide the order in which they learn things [...]
Everything changes once you accept the offer. All the harsh questions asked during interviews and all the tough negotiations become ancient history never to impact relationships again. Right? Not a chance. You can't be one person before job offer acceptance and pretend to be someone else afterwards. They will remember what you said and did [...]
None of us can control everything. But we can choose how we react to events. Choosing optimism and its associated hopefulness and confidence can be infectuous. Organizations marked by hopefulness and confidence are inevitably more enjoyable than those marked by dispair and fear. Choose hope. Choose confidence. Choose optimism. Don't get me wrong. I'm not [...]
We all know how ducks look calm on the surface while paddling like mad underneath the water. That is exactly the approach you should take to onboarding – and perhaps to the new year in general. Paddle like mad to get a head start before the start. Paddle like mad to manage your message through [...]