The importance of comprehensive onboarding

The new year is a great excuse to think about new beginnings.  We all know the importance of thinking far in advance as we prepare for new opportunities.  Why then don’t more people take a more comprehensive approach to onboarding?  Probably because it is not...

From “You and Me” to “We”

The Harvard Business Review dedicated its entire January, 2009 issue to “Transforming Leaders”, One takeaway from the issue as a whole is the need to move well from “you and me” to “we”. Of course transitioning leaders must pick the right strategy across Start-ups,...

Decision Making When It Matters

At the end of the year, I’d like to shift gears and not talk directly about leadership or onboarding.  I would like to share some thoughts about decisions and decision-making.   I’ve had several conversations recently with people who have made significant choices in...

Ensuring Intentions Lead to Results

Professor Harry Martin wrote in Monday’s Wall Street Journal that there are several ways to improve on-the-job application of training and development programs. Writing an action plan, having objective performance measures, and meeting regularly with peers to...

Leading Up and Out, Managing In and Down (Part I)

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 and organic growth, and his predecessor had paid attention primarily to...

Adapt

From the very beginning, PrimeGenesis has focused on executive onboarding and transition acceleration.  Not all transitions involve someone switching companies or divisions or even offices.  Some of the most complex transitions happen when the world changes around a...