Tag: The New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan
The New Leader’s Journal: Week One reflections
Definitely feel like I was drinking from a fire hose this week – particularly since it was only four days. All-in-all it went well. Did a LOT of listening, resisting…
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The New Leader’s Journal: Day one
Day one went well! Started the day over coffee with Jack (my boss). Got his perspective on my priorities. I like him. Then I bought the whole office…
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Pause to Accelerate Onboarding Impact
Everyone starts out wanting to make a difference. Then they get sucked into the day-to-day routine. Their schedule fills up with meetings and stuff. Soon they are so busy doing…
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The New Leader's Journal: Impact of pre-start conversations
I’ve now had pre-start meetings with Andrew, Barney, David, and Ellen. Additionally, I had phone conversations with Chesley, Gerald, and Faith. Overall, my efforts seem to be appreciated. Some quick…
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Onboarding Done Better
In his recent article in Inc. Dave Smith picks up on my point that the way you onboard new employees is communicating the culture, modeling the culture, and forming the…
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The New Leader’s Playbook
Moving into new roles are crucible events of leadership and some of the toughest challenges people face. Nearly half of new leaders fail in their first 18 months. In that…
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How Framing Messages Can Help in Your Job Transition
Jorge Pedraza suggests that "Framer's Win". Specifically, he says that "Communication is largely about framing. It is said that “facts speak for themselves.” But the truth is that people who…
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Onboarding Framework – Negotiating
We're in the process of pulling together the next edition of The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan. It seems like a good time to re-think what we've got in the…
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Onboarding logic
Like the duck sailing smoothly along the surface while paddling like mad underneath, what looks like a logical, sequential approach to onboarding is actually an ongoing series of constant iterations.…
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