Tag: transition management
Three Priorities in Ensuring a Smooth M&A Deal
AMN Healthcare Services CEO Susan Salka says its most recent acquisition of Medfinders is going “exceptionally well.” She believes the acquisition has strengthened its position as the country’s largest health…
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How Kenexa CEO Rudy Karsan is Making the Salary.com Acquisition Work
Former Ernst & Young Partner and Coca Cola CEO Doug Ivester once told me that 30% of acquisitions fail because the acquiring company overpays and saddles itself with unrealistic pro…
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Onboarding from the Front Foot
All the leadership skills in the world won't make a difference if you're practicing transition management from the back foot. On the one hand, preparation breeds confidence and the…
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Chiquita CEO Fernando Aguirre on Inspiring and Enabling Others
While you, as a leader, will certainly do this in your own inimitable way, you must Acquire, Develop, Encourage, Plan, and Transition talent over time. Let your mission inform the…
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Transition Management Requires Depth
There was moment in the waning moments of Saturday evening's NCAA Basketball semi-final between UConn and Kentucky when the Kentucky team ran out of gas. It was just a…
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Altering Balance of Consequences: An Essential Part of Transition Management
Image via Wikipedia Changing behaviors is tough. Three helpful leadership skills include: Assessing the current context and culture Mapping the supporters, detractors, and watchers Moving everyone one step, starting by…
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Leverage Your Agenda as a Symbol of What’s Important when Onboarding
Edgar was joining a company as CEO. He told us the most important thing he had to do was to change the mindset of the organization to become more customer…
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We’re all new leaders all the time
Leadership is about inspiring and enabling others to do their absolute best, together, to realize a meaningful and rewarding shared purpose. While a strongly shared purpose remains constant over time,…
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Following a Dictator Requires Different Leadership Skills
Following a dictator like Egypt's Hosni Mubarak is a particularly challenging task. Dictators substitute personality-driven command and control for strategic and organizational processes. You don't need strategic planning if you're…
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