Managing Your Brand Through The Coronavirus Crisis

By definition, a crisis is caused by a major, temporary change. Don’t fall into the trap of managing the temporary crisis itself, instead of managing through the crisis. Of course,…

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How To Leverage Scouts, Seconds And Spies To Mitigate Executive Onboarding Risks

As an executive onboarding into a new role, you don’t know what you don’t know. That’s often an underlying factor when people don’t fit, fail to deliver, or fail to adjust to…

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The Only Way Les Wexner’s Successor Can Succeed At The Helm Of L Brands

Taking over from the founder is always tough. Taking over from L Brands founder Leslie Wexner after his 57 years as CEO is probably a fool’s errand. The only possible…

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The Secret To Seeing Around Corners

We all know them – those amazing people who appear to be able to see around corners. They almost always seem to know what’s coming before anyone else does and be ready…

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The Extreme Red Flag For Wells Fargo Onboarding Its New CEO Charles Scharf

Charles Scharf is not moving to San Francisco from New York for his new job as CEO of Wells Fargo. It’s one of the red flags that should make anyone question a…

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How To Manage Executive Onboarding Risk When It Materializes

40% of new leaders fail in their first 18 months. Assessing potential risk is important. Managing executive onboarding risk when it materializes is urgent.

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The Case For Choosing The Likely Over The Possible

Determine big business decisions based on what is strategically likely, organizationally likely, and operationally likely. Win with smaller steps, each with a higher likelihood of success than one big leap.

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Why You Must Cut Your Losses To Invest In Your Winners

You will be better off the faster and more decisively you can cut your losses to free up resources to invest more in your winners.

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How To Reduce Your Risk Of Failure As A New CEO

As an executive onboarding into a new role, do not trust your first impressions and instincts. Instead, stop and apply more deliberate thinking to create your personal onboarding plan.

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