Onboarding Decisions
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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Onboarding Progress
Onboarding Progress

  “…making progress in one’s work – even incremental progress – is more frequently associated with positive emotions and high motivation than any other workday event”.  So says Teresa Amabile…

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Simon Sinek on How Great Leaders Inspire Action
Simon Sinek on How Great Leaders Inspire Action

I was struck by Simon Sinek's TED video on How Great Leaders Inspire Action.  (Those of you who are not familiar with the TED videos should stop reading right now…

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Contextual Onboarding
Contextual Onboarding

In many ways, all onboarding is contextual.  It's about acquiring, accommodating, assimilating and accelerating a new team member into the context of the organization.  PrimeGenesis' three core onboarding ideas must…

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The importance of message and communication points
The importance of message and communication points

One of the lessons we keep learning is the importance of driving an overriding message and three communication points.  It keeps coming back - for people onboarding into new roles,…

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Team 100-Day Action Plans for the new year
Team 100-Day Action Plans for the new year

It’s not clear when onboarding stops and regular management begins.  Some would argue that it’s all about the first day, week, month, 90-days, 100-days, six months or longer.  Maybe. The…

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Transformational Leadership and Onboarding
Transformational Leadership and Onboarding

Webster defines transform as to change, and lead as to guide.  Thus transformational leadership is about guiding change - as is onboarding. Two-way transformation Transformational leadership is two-way.  Leaders transform…

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Great Leadership
Great Leadership

Some thoughts on great leadership. The more we get into this, the more we're becoming convinced that it's all about inspiring and enabling others to do their absolute best, together…

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Create – Control – Connect
Create – Control – Connect

Three words can make a huge difference to your onboarding success: create – control – connect CREATE Day One is a critical pivot point for people joining from outside the…

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