Category: Executive Onboarding
Executive Onboarding Lessons From Disney CEO Bob Iger
The most important lesson in Bob Iger’s book, “The Ride of a Lifetime” is that “a little respect goes a long way, and the absence of it is often very…
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Want To Be Wiser? Strive To Be Wrong.
“No one should be ashamed to admit they were wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday.” – Alexander Pope Go…
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The Three Most Important Ideas From 750 Forbes Articles On Executive Onboarding And Leadership Transitions
You’ve figured out the intersections. Executive onboarding and points of inflection are crucibles of leadership. These are when great leaders’ confidence in their own ability to bring out others self-confidence…
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When To Fire, Focus Or Nurse People In The Wrong Roles
Fire them, moving them out if they’re hurting themselves or others and don’t belong in your organization in any role. Focus them, changing the role they’re in, or moving them over or…
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How You Manage Differences Can Change Levels Of Compliance
Not all compliance is equal. There are meaningful differences between open and passive-aggressive non-compliance, minimal, and supportive compliance. You can move some people from one to another by helping them…
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Why It’s Crucial To Align Brand Positioning With The Essence Of Your Organization
Everything communicates - everything you do and say and don’t do and don’t say internally and externally. Given that, aligning what you say about your brand with what you do…
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Rio Tinto’s New CEO Must Pick Up the Pieces After Failed Acquisitions
Many overpay for acquisitions by upwards of 30 percent. This is why so many acquisitions fail. And some spectacularly poor due diligence has led to some spectacular acquisition failures. Witness…
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Why Leading With Positives Improves 360-Degree Feedback
360-degree feedback is a simple tool that can make an amazing difference. It both depersonalizes feedback and personalizes it at the same time. At its core, it’s a way to…
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Why The Highest Level Of Strength — Craft-Level Mastery — Requires Apprenticeship
People used to work their way up from apprentices to journeymen to master craftsmen. This involved seven-year apprenticeships as indentured servants living, eating and working alongside master craftsmen and their…
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