CEO Leaving? Manage These Communication Essentials

CEOs leave for all sorts of reasons. Laxman Narasimhan is leaving Reckitt to become CEO of Starbucks. John Mackey is leaving Whole Foods to start a plant-based foods venture. Alan…

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Relooking At The Power Of First Impressions As An Executive Onboarding Into A New Role

One of my earliest articles for this publication was on Powerful First Impressions: Michael Brune's Day One at The Sierra Club. The main point was about the advantages of taking control…

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Relooking At The Value Of Preparing In Advance

One of my first articles for this publication was on Why Preparing in Advance is Priceless: How MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga Planned Ahead for His New Leadership Role. The main point…

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Honor Technology’s Seth Sternberg On The Need To Integrate For Success In M&A

When Seth Sternberg’s Honor Technology bought Home Instead, their initial thinking was to keep the two businesses separate. They quickly realized they needed to integrate the two entities to optimize…

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Encourage Post-Pandemic Employee Re-Engagement By Lowering The Risk Waterline

Every single organization that has survived the pandemic so far went into some sort of crisis management mode. As the penalties for getting things wrong increased, senior leadership tightened the…

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How To Manage Through The Five Stages Of Your Own Internal Promotion

All internal promotions are tentative and interim. The minute you think you’ve secured the promotion, you’re on the road to failure. Instead, make sure you’re always the best candidate to…

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How To Avoid The Three Main Derailers Of Merger And Acquisitions’ Success

Some hear merger and acquisition. Some hear Scylla and Charybdis. In either case, most get lured to their death or destruction. While the lure of Sirens was a myth, we…

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The Merger & Acquisition Leader’s Sub-Playbook #3 – Operational

Don’t underestimate the importance of your operational, executional, and financial practices in terms of putting all your value-creating theories into practice and in freeing up the resources you need to…

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CEO Boot Camp Frameworks And Insights

This week, PrimeGenesis gathered seven CEOs from its clients for a day to share insights and learning. The CEOs came from pharmaceuticals, forensic engineering, die-cast manufacturing, consumer products, agriculture, retail…

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