Category: Executive Onboarding
Onboarding into Whitespace
In Adam Hartung's piece on Why Facebook beat MySpace, he describes how Facebook managed the whitespace by letting the market direct its actions, while MySpace's professional managers tried to direct…
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Top 10 Excuses for Onboarding Failures
#1 - "Didn't lose. Just ran out of time." #2 - Did not fit in #3 - Role different than expected #4 - Poor relationship with key ally #5 -…
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Onboarding Excuse #110112: Snowed In
Parts of the USA are snowed in today. Some people are not going to make it to places they had planned to be. As they say, "You can't fight mother…
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Two-Faced Onboarding
Everything changes once you accept the offer. All the harsh questions asked during interviews and all the tough negotiations become ancient history never to impact relationships again. Right? Not a…
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The Power of Vulnerability in Onboarding
"The West Wing" television show gave its viewers glimpses into the moments before and after the public moments at the White House. Those viewers connected with the show's fictional characters…
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Perspicuous Onboarding
We had a blizzard in Connecticut on Boxing Day (December 26). The traffic advisory read "Do NOT drive. If you must drive make sure you have a winter survival kit…
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Warm Onboarding Beats Cold Starts
Cold openings surprise, engage, and sometimes shock people. Very effective for Saturday Night Live. Great way to start a speech, toast or talk. Effective way to send a message to…
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Publish your opening hours during onboarding
I know it's old school, but I decided to go to an actual store this morning to buy a Christmas present. Busy day, so I decided to get there early. …
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Choose Optimistic Onboarding
None of us can control everything. But we can choose how we react to events. Choosing optimism and its associated hopefulness and confidence can be infectuous. Organizations marked by hopefulness…
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