The New Leader's Playbook First Cycle of Articles on Forbes.com
The New Leader's Playbook First Cycle of Articles on Forbes.com

The first cycle of my article series, "The New Leader's Playbook" on Forbes.com, was just completed with last week's post on Chiquita CEO, Fernando Aguirre. The series focused on the…

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Will Robert Gibbs Find a Friend in Facebook?
Will Robert Gibbs Find a Friend in Facebook?

I’m not sure how Gibbs and Zuckerberg and his tribe will fit together. What’s scary is neither are they and neither are most people looking to onboard into new organizations.…

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IBM’s Sue Hed Shows How Early Wins Get You ‘Ahed’ of the Curve
IBM’s Sue Hed Shows How Early Wins Get You ‘Ahed’ of the Curve

1. Select one or two early wins from your milestones list: Choose early wins that will make a meaningful external impact. Select early wins that your boss will want to…

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Royal Caribbean’s CEO Exemplifies How to Leverage Milestones
Royal Caribbean’s CEO Exemplifies How to Leverage Milestones

Richard’s emphasis on milestones is not a surprise, as ship builders have been leveraging milestones’ emotional impact for millennia. Ship builders celebrate “keel laying” as the formal start of construction,…

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A Shocking Approach by New UK Prime Minister David Cameron
A Shocking Approach by New UK Prime Minister David Cameron

Whether or not you agree with the direction the United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister, David Cameron, is taking the country, there can be no doubt about his sense of urgency…

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New Weekly Column on Forbes: The New Leader's Playbook
New Weekly Column on Forbes: The New Leader's Playbook

Image via Wikipedia Forbes has invited me to do a weekly column on accelerating leadership transitions.  Since we're all new leaders all the time, this should be applicable to all…

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What Daley Must Do First as Obama’s Chief of Staff
What Daley Must Do First as Obama’s Chief of Staff

To tackle the responsibilities of his new role and ensure that better results are delivered faster, he will have to act quickly. It will be critical for him to get…

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