Category: Executive Onboarding
What CEOs Must Do To Avoid The 83% Of Mergers And Acquisitions That Fail
The #1 job of a CEO is vision and values. That true for mergers & acquisitions (M&A) as well. Owning the vision means making sure the tactical merger & acquisition…
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Why Apollo And Jim Lanzone Are Doomed To Fail With Yahoo
At this point, it’s fair to expect Yahoo’s employees to feel a lot like abused children. They don’t know who to follow or what to expect. Lanzone has to earn…
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Leading An Acquisition Integration? Be ‘Brave’
We know that 83% of mergers fail. We keep doing them because the upside to success is so huge. That success comes only when the vision, values and integration are right.…
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Applying General David Petraeus’ Lessons From Afghanistan To Your Business
General David Petraeus has a unique insight into America’s mistakes in Afghanistan. It turns out his five key lessons can help you avoid similar mistakes in your business if you:…
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How Best To Engage Remote Attendees In Blended Remote/In-Person Meetings
When a meeting is predominantly in-person, those joining remotely inevitably miss some of the conversation in the room – especially when more than one person is speaking at the same…
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Why The Leader As Cheerleader Is So Hard And So Important
Ever notice how great pep talks all have the same message? In one way or another, they all say, “Believe in yourselves.” It’s straight out of Virgil’s “They can because…
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How To Inspire, Enable And Empower Tactical Leaders
Strategy. Then tactics. Remember that. And remember the key parts of it: 1. Strategy precedes tactics, inspiring tactical leaders. 2. Strategy directs tactics, enabling tactical leaders. 3. Strategy gets out…
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The Golden Globe For Most Effective Reorganization Goes To…
Coming out of COVID companies split into the good, the great and the gone. The good, like Delta Airlines, are delivering their basic services in an acceptable manner. The great,…
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Why ‘Thank You’ Beats ‘Yes’ In Strategic Selling
On the one hand, it looks like everything is stacked against her. Almost any set of assumptions plugged into our onboarding risk calculator suggests she should run, not walk away…
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