Tick the boxes to onboard well
Tick the boxes to onboard well

"Just ticking the boxes" is generally meant as an insult.  It implies someone is going through the motions without thinking beyond the task. Sometimes that is exactly what is required.…

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Title and role are different
Title and role are different

Webster defines a CEO as "the executive with the chief decision-making authority in an organization or business" The trouble is that that is not always the case.  Sometimes the "Chairman"…

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Onboarding just ahead of the curve
Onboarding just ahead of the curve

You want to be ahead of the curve in onboarding - but not too far ahead of the curve. I It's a Goldilocks sort of thing.  If you're behind everyone…

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Give…then get when onboarding
Give…then get when onboarding

Random House defines networking as: to cultivate people who can be helpful to one professionally Cultivating is about planting seeds, feeding and watering them over an extended period of time…

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Onboarding: An Act of Transformational Leadership
Onboarding: An Act of Transformational Leadership

Article | Human Resource Planning Society- People and Strategy | George Bradt | October 1, 2010Click Here to Read Article

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Get vaguely right first
Get vaguely right first

Wharton professor Len Lodish used to say "It's better to be vaguely right than precisely wrong".  That thought has helped me prioritize things for a long time and keep my…

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Eyes on the prize hands on the wheel
Eyes on the prize hands on the wheel

Race car drivers are told over and over again to look at the track, not the wall.  Leaders are told to envision the future, not get bogged down in the…

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The Three Essential Elements of Compelling Communication
The Three Essential Elements of Compelling Communication

Image via Wikipedia For change to occur, A x B x C must be greater than D where: A is the Platform for Change – Why must I do something…

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Committing Your Reserves
Committing Your Reserves

One of the most important decisions in most endeavors is when to commit your reserves.  When do you put all the information on the table?  When do you move your…

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