Category: Executive Onboarding
George B. Bradt: An interview by Bob Morris
Article | Busines Blog | George Bradt | October 14, 2011Click Here to Read Article
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The New Leader’s Journal: 100-day recap
Tomorrow is 100 days. Thought I’d pause to recap what I’ve accomplished so far. Got a head start. Having a plan in advance made a big difference. I knew where…
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Despite Bleak Housing Market, Toll Brothers CEO Isn’t Panicking
ut yourself in Doug Yearley’s shoes in November 2009. You’ve just been named EVP on the way to becoming CEO of luxury home builder Toll Brothers, a company that lost…
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New on the Job? Book Offers a 100-Day Action Plan
Article | CNBC | George Bradt | October 4, 2011Click Here to Read Article
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The New Leader’s Journal: Personnel Adjustment
Did not see that coming. Susan (my boss’ boss) is moving to a new role in the organization as a special assistant to the CEO. (I smell an acquisition.) Now…
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True Value Hardware Deploys Three Keys to Successful Culture Change
Everything communicates. You can either make choices in advance about what and how you’re going to communicate or react to what others do. It is important to discover your own…
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The New Leader’s Journal: Quarterly meeting cadence
We’ve figured out our meeting cadence: Weekly milestone updates (1 hour each – people live or by phone) Monthly deep dive into one topic (1/2 day – people in sessions…
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Meg Whitman’s Day One Itinerary as CEO of Hewlett-Packard
Everything is magnified on Day One, whether it’s your first day in a new company or the day your new role is announced. Everyone is looking for hints about what…
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Onboarding Landmines – HP CEO Failure as a Case in Point
On the one hand, Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker is just one more of the 40% of new leaders that fail in their first 18 months. On the other hand,…
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