How To Light A Fire Under Your Team When Things Are Going Well
How To Light A Fire Under Your Team When Things Are Going Well

Three Steps to Motivate a Team in Good Times Lessons for others taking over a team doing well: Get clear on what’s going right and the organizational strengths that have…

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Where Should A New CEO Focus First?
Where Should A New CEO Focus First?

The basics of 1) owning the vision, 2) investing in the right people, and 3) fueling the most important efforts by others are always necessary – and never sufficient. The…

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Be the Somebody That Steps Up and Helps
Be the Somebody That Steps Up and Helps

Don’t let colleagues go into a new job unprepared. It’s not quite the same as letting them jump into shark infested water without warning them. But it’s close.

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Three Guidelines for Intel’s New CEO
Three Guidelines for Intel’s New CEO

This is Brian Krzanich’s moment as Intel’s new CEO. It was planned, seen and known. One can only hope he has managed the prelude well and can take advantage of…

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How to Turn Rejection into a Job Offer
How to Turn Rejection into a Job Offer

Thoughts for the candidate: Do great work all the time Manage rejections with care Invest in your own onboarding Thoughts for the hiring manager: Keep your options open Leverage interim…

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Best Advice for New JCPenney CEO: Sell Quickly
Best Advice for New JCPenney CEO: Sell Quickly

It’s time for JCPenney to follow K-Mart into oblivion.  As one retail expert explained to me, JCPenney was “A place Middle America went to for underwear.” Guess what? These days…

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Why CEO Candidates Shouldn’t Even Take an Interview with JCPenney
Why CEO Candidates Shouldn’t Even Take an Interview with JCPenney

Article | Business Insider | George Bradt | April 9, 2013Click Here to Read Article

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The Key to Turning an Entrepreneurial Venture into a Real Business
The Key to Turning an Entrepreneurial Venture into a Real Business

The good news about successfully going to market is that you get customers. That bad news is that customers complicate your life. All of a sudden you need things like…

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Top 10 Dos and Don’ts for Onboarding a New Chief Operating Officer
Top 10 Dos and Don’ts for Onboarding a New Chief Operating Officer

Chief Operating Officers can make a world of difference - if their onboarding sets them up for success. If you're bringing a Chief Operating Officer (COO) in to work for…

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