Category: Transition Management
Sequential vs. Iterative Onboarding
People that go through The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan approach to onboarding generally get to the end and comment something like "That was just common sense. But I really…
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Get a head start before the start
One of the most effective ways for a new leader to get more done in their first 100-days is to get a head start before day one. In particular, this…
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Up and Out, In and Down (Part 1)
Rick’s Experience One of my clients named Rick was brought into a finance organization that, for all intents and purposes, was broken. The company had grown rapidly through both acquisition…
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In and Down, Up and Out (Part I)
Rick’s Experience One of my clients (I'll call him Rick) was brought into a finance organization that for all intents and purposes was broken. The company had grown rapidly through both acquisition…
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Early Onboarding Wins
Early onboarding wins are essential, especially when they’re related to results, personal wins, and emotional deposits. Early result wins There is almost always a conversation at a new employee’s six-month…
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Onboarding Values
We ran a master class today at the Onboarding Talent conference in Chicago. One of the hot buttons was values and how important it is to confirm and communicate shared…
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Reboarding with Confidence
Looking for a job is stressful at best and sometimes debilitating. Looking for a job in the recent environment has shaken a lot of peoples’ confidence, leading to a vicious…
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Relationships are more Important than being Right when Onboarding
The first thing my new boss explained to me on my first day was that my top priority was managing the production of the new advertising campaign – and getting…
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Onboarding Decisions
Four important ideas from Wharton professors last week: Be decisive - Michael Useem Save more earlier - Olivia Mitchell Buy stocks - Jeremy Siegel Advertise on TV - Peter Fader…
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