Tag: Executive Onboarding
Top 10 Dos and Don’ts for Onboarding a New Chief Operating Officer
Chief Operating Officers can make a world of difference - if their onboarding sets them up for success. If you're bringing a Chief Operating Officer (COO) in to work for…
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Lenten Resolutions for Onboarding the New Pope
On one level, the basics of onboarding a pope are the same as those for onboarding any senior leader - it’s about aligning, acquiring, accommodating, assimilating, and accelerating progress. Still,…
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Three Things To Remember When Onboarding Into A Smaller Organization
The same three things derail people onboarding into small companies as into large companies: poor fit, failure to deliver and an inability to deal with changes along the way. But…
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Answer ‘What If?’ Questions to Prepare for Field Promotions
The keys to managing the risk of promoting people much earlier than they are ready are: Be Prepared Manage the Hand-Off Learn and Adjust in Real Time
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Lessons From Citibank’s New CEO Announcement Cascade
Here's an example announcement cascade timeline: One-on-one conversations with those emotionally impacted – early morning Small group meetings with those directly impacted – late morning Formal announcement, concurrent with large…
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Managing First Impressions In A New Job
Premature cognitive commitment from new staff members, or jumping to conclusions, is always a risk in onboarding. However, it plays out differently with employees and executives. This is one of…
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Manage Major Business Transformations In Stages
Transformational change requires aligning plans, people and practices around a shared purpose. Tackling those pieces with the right approach and resources step-by-step in stages instead of all at once is…
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Three Steps to a Compelling Message
Compelling messages rarely appear out of thin air. Messages that make a real impact are the result of a lot of hard work, even though some business leaders and politicians…
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Managing Through Complexity as Producer, Director, Stage Manager
When managing a complex project, leaders must play the part of producer, director and stage manager. Take a cue from show business and set your team members up for success…
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