PrimeGenesis Blog
Onboarding the New CEO
John Pepper and Durk Jager were each lifetime Procter & Gamble employees when they became CEO. Why then did John go on to be one of P&G's best loved, most successful CEOs and Durk get fired after 17 months? Three keys to success: Pick the right...
Onboarding is a confidence game
Our firm runs confidence games. The business result we deliver is helping new leaders and their teams deliver Better Results Faster. The personal win we deliver is a reduced risk of failure. But what we're really doing is helping new leaders and...
Actors Must Actually Act
Too many words. Not enough action. Too many tales "told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing". (1) It's not enough to know what matters. It's not enough to make others aware of what matters, understand what matters, even believe what matters. ...
Make the Patriot Way Your Way of Onboarding
In the past decade or so, if one team emerges from the pack in the NFL at this time of year, it tends to be the New England Patriots. There's a pattern of great coaching and great teamwork built on hard work and great preparation. This year, almost as...
Learn, Contribute, Decide, or Waste Time in Meetings
Arguably all anyone does in meetings is learn, contribute, decide, or waste time. Some tips on managing the first three to minimize the fourth: Learn: This is about the transfer of knowledge and information. Should be marked with some questions for...
Silence Speaks Volumes
The Supreme Court regularly declines to hear cases. These choices send very powerful messages about what they think is less important. You can't say some things are more important without saying others are less important. Choose what not to say...
Ask the experts. Get answers to your onboarding questions.
Just added a new feature to the PrimeGenesis website. If you click through the "Ask the experts" tab on the home page, we'll do our best to answer your onboarding questions whether you are: Going into a new job yourself Bringing someone in to work...
Onboarding Delivery
In the end, it comes down to delivery. All the other six onboarding landmines ultimately hurt delivery (Organization, Role, Personal, Learning, Relationships, Adjustment). The 40% of leaders that are pushed out, fail, or quit within 18 months fail to...
Define the Win
"she stood in the storm, and when the wind did not go her way — and surely it has not — she adjusted her sails.” - Elizabeth Edwards, Resilience Reflecting on Elizabeth Edwards today, I'm struck by her ability to face up to some of the most...
Onboarding Context and Culture
One of the most critical inputs into an onboarding plan is an assessment of context and culture. The context has three parts: the business environment, the organization's history, its recent business results. The environment is comprised of customers, collaborators,...