Tag: high performing team
Onboarding into a Soap Opera
TV Soap Operas Most television series devolve into soap operas over time. As explained in that source of all true knowledge, Wikipedia, “most soap operas follow the lives of a…
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Discipline in Onboarding
Routines, timelines, and structure to establish control are non-optional components of success. You don’t have to manage them yourself if discipline is not one of your strengths. But you must…
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Clarity around Direction, Leadership, Roles
One of the most important learnings in the after action review re: last month's tornado in Bridgeport, Connecticut was the importance of clarity around direction, leadership and roles. Or, in…
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Bridging the Gap in a Crisis
The heart of The New Leader's 100-Hour Action Plan - Leading Through a Crisis is an iterative approach to bridging the gap between the desired and current state of affairs. …
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Burning Imperative in Context
"...a Burning Imperative is different than a Shared Purpose. The difference between the two is really in the element of timing. The Shared Purpose drives the long term while your…
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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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Leading Through a Crisis – The New Leader's 100-Hour Action Plan
The New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan [i] lays out a methodology for leaders and their teams to get done in 100-days what normally takes six to twelve months. In a…
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Help jump-start Disaster Operations Teams
We are working with a major humanitarian aid organization on a pro-bono basis to think through how to put in place a program to jump-start their Disaster Operations Teams. (Every…
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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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