Tag: communication
Authenticity in the Age of Transparency
The old saying "Never put anything in writing that you're not prepared to see on the front page of the newspaper" is more true today than ever. Now they tell…
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Critical onboarding question: Wok or a Teapot?
People process information differently. So, as you're onboarding into an organization and meeting new people, it's helpful to figure out if they are woks, teapots, or percolators. Woks quick cook…
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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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Tow truck drivers and bad bosses
Why is a bad boss like a tow truck driver? Both think they can ignore the rules of the road if they just put their blinking lights on, and neither…
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Show up
You've heard it over and over again. Walk the talk 80% of success is showing up - Woody Allen If you can't make it in on Saturday, don't even bother…
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Reinforce the master narrative when onboarding
Everything communicates. Everything you say and do and don't do and don't say. Everything is either reinforcing the organization's master narrative or hindering it. Not all organizations are conscious of…
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Look outside for the platform for change
The only way anyone will ever change anything is if they believe they can not keep doing what they are doing in the way they are doing it. This requires…
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Conversation ACES: Assimilate, Converge & Evolve, Shock
Managing conversations during onboarding and beyond Before you engage in any conversation with anyone, know why. That why will help you determine whether you're better off assimilating into their thinking,…
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Onboarding best practices: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and Simon Mann
Tom Harper reports in Friday's Daily Mail that Equatorial Guinea's president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has hired Simon Mann as a security advisor. What's extraordinary about this is that Simon…
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