How to Turn Rejection into a Job Offer
How to Turn Rejection into a Job Offer

Thoughts for the candidate: Do great work all the time Manage rejections with care Invest in your own onboarding Thoughts for the hiring manager: Keep your options open Leverage interim…

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Top 10 Dos and Don’ts for Onboarding a New Chief Operating Officer
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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New Leader’s Playbook Highlights: A 2012 Year in Review
New Leader’s Playbook Highlights: A 2012 Year in Review

Readers of The New Leader’s Playbook in 2012 were most interested in 1) getting a job, 2) onboarding into a new job, and 3) BRAVE leadership in the job

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Survey Highlights Successful Onboarding Strategies for Salespeople
Survey Highlights Successful Onboarding Strategies for Salespeople

Sales Architects’ 2012 “Salesperson Onboarding Survey” illustrates how comprehensive onboarding programs can increase employee engagement and drive faster results. Some of the most striking data in the survey, which will…

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Don’t Lead Until You Have Earned the Right to Lead in a New Job
Don’t Lead Until You Have Earned the Right to Lead in a New Job

“About 40% of executives who change jobs or get promoted fail in the first 18 months.” As Anne Fisher points out in a recent Fortune article, this has been true…

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New Ideas in Onboarding Thought Leadership
New Ideas in Onboarding Thought Leadership

Here are the three main takeaways for organizations and leaders: Deploy a systemic integrated approach to onboarding – Get key stakeholders aligned before starting to recruit, and then integrate recruiting,…

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The Cure for Incompetent Onboarding
The Cure for Incompetent Onboarding

The conscious competence model applies: - Unconscious Competence: Have the knowledge and the skills. (Can make music.) - Conscious Competence: Have the knowledge, but not the skills. (Know how to…

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A BRAVE New Approach to Finding a Job
A BRAVE New Approach to Finding a Job

If what you’re currently doing to find a job isn’t yielding the results you want, adjust your efforts by asking yourself these five questions: Where play?    (Environment) What matters?…

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Announcing New Leader Smart Tools iPad app
Announcing New Leader Smart Tools iPad app

In response to a need for even smarter and even more immediately actionable guidance on how to succeed as a new leader in today's turbulent job landscape, I am thrilled…

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