Category: Executive Onboarding
Survival Guide for Avon CEO Sherilyn McCoy and Other Change Agents
There’s no doubt that Avon Products must embrace change. Sherilyn McCoy was just named company CEO (see “Avon Names Sherilyn McCoy As New CEO”) and will need to be the change agent. Her…
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Perspective on The Importance of Non-Monetary Ways of Value Capture
Some perspective on value capture as a euphemism for price. It’s incomplete. Value can be exchanged in non-monetary ways as well. This is particularly important as leaders think about compensating…
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Evolutionary, Revolutionary or Blended Innovation: Which is Right for Your Organization?
Evolutionary, revolutionary and blended innovation all work. Each is right – for different organizations and different contexts. If you are a start up on the cutting edge with not much…
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Warning: Early Wins for New Leaders Can be Counterproductive
Team wins beat individual wins because teams beat individuals. Individual wins by leaders in the process of converging into a culture can be counterproductive because they can make other team members feel…
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Want Cultural Change to Stick? Change The Way You Operate
You can start a cultural change with organizational changes or strategic changes. But until the operations change, nothing will stick. This is often the most difficult part of the change…
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The Only Three Interview Questions You’ll Ever Need?
Article | Independent | George Bradt | March 21, 2012Click Here to Read Article
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Early wins too early in onboarding can be counter-productive
Image by Getty Images via @daylife What do Kansas basketball player Tyshawn Taylor, Giants football player Ahmad Bradshaw, and executives onboarding into new roles have in common? The need to…
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How Leaders Can Inspire Action through Compelling Storytelling
Great communication changes people. It changes the way they feel. It changes what they do. The secret to inspiring others is connecting an idea or a vision with a hope…
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Three Steps to a Compelling Message
Compelling messages rarely appear out of thin air. Messages that make a real impact are the result of a lot of hard work, even though some business leaders and politicians…
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