Category: Executive Onboarding
Watch out for Minnesota Nice
Wikipedia, that font of all current knowledge, describes "Minnesota Nice" as "courteous, reserved, and mild mannered". If everyone in the world disciplined themselves to be like that, the world would…
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The New Leader's Two-Hour Action Plan
Have you noticed that most feature films are about two hours long? If the world's best directors with the world's best scripts, best actors, and best special effects have decided…
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Executive Onboarding Transformational Partnership
The Five O'Clock Club posted two videos of a 15 minute talk I gave to one of their breakfast meetings. Click here to view on YouTube The main points are…
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"The Will to Prepare to Win" – Vince Lombardi
Football coach Vince Lombardi put it well, "The will to win is not nearly so important as the will to prepare to win." Most people have the will to win.…
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New/revised chapters for "The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan"
The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan (Wiley, 2006 & 2009) continues to help leaders accelerate their onboarding and to sell well. In light of that, the publisher has asked us…
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Pull vs. Push Onboarding
As a new leader, the more they onboard you and the more room you give them to do it, the better. People generally don't like change; and they really don't…
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Friendly, Competent Onboarding
Harvard's Amy Cuddy makes a compelling case for making a first impression as being friendly and competent. Of these, friendly is far more important. Her thesis, explained clearly and coherently…
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30 Day Imperative when Onboarding
How much should you breathe in before you breathe out? When onboarding into a new job, as much as you can by day 30. You can no more lead…
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meaningful and rewarding onboarding
What's most important? This is a critical question in onboarding. You need to know what's important to you. You need to know what's important to the people you're working with. …
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