Tag: onboarding
Recovering from an Early Fumble – Lessons from Harvard-Yale 2011
We've all done it. Blown that early meeting, messed up the first slide of the presentation, gotten off on the wrong foot with someone. We've all been thrown by that…
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Top Three Excuses for Onboarding Failures
"Poor fit!" "Didn't deliver!" "Things changed!" 40% of executives fail in their first 18 months*. The vast majority of the roundabout, convoluted, euphemisministic explanations we hear for those failures…
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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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Ron Krueck’s Vision of a More Welcoming Michigan Avenue Facade in Chicago
“Vision” is one of those overused words that means different things to different people. Leaders are expected to have a vision. Sometimes it’s not clear where they are supposed to…
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The New Leader’s Journal: 100-day recap
Tomorrow is 100 days. Thought I’d pause to recap what I’ve accomplished so far. Got a head start. Having a plan in advance made a big difference. I knew where…
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The New Leader’s Journal: Personnel Adjustment
Did not see that coming. Susan (my boss’ boss) is moving to a new role in the organization as a special assistant to the CEO. (I smell an acquisition.) Now…
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The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan 3rd Ed. Now Available!
THE NEW LEADER’S 100-DAY ACTION PLAN – Bradt, Check, Pedraza (John Wiley & Sons) How to take charge, build your team, and get immediate results. A step-by-step plan for every…
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The New Leader’s Journal: Quarterly meeting cadence
We’ve figured out our meeting cadence: Weekly milestone updates (1 hour each – people live or by phone) Monthly deep dive into one topic (1/2 day – people in sessions…
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The New Leader’s Journal: Roles Sort Impact
I guess I should have expected this, but I was surprised on two counts. 1) Ellen didn’t want the role in investor relations. She wants to be head of marketing.…
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