PrimeGenesis Blog
Anticipated Consequences in Haiti
So painful. So preventable. So frustrating. It would have been one thing if Haiti had been hit by a hurricane the week after the earthquake. But this is ten months later! What's the matter with the people in charge of this recovery?...
Throwing the bums out is not enough
It was an unsatifying election for many. Certainly for those who lost, and for those who supported candidates who lost. But also for many of the people who voted against those candidates. Sure, it feels good initially to "throw the bums...
meaningful and rewarding onboarding
What's most important? This is a critical question in onboarding. You need to know what's important to you. You need to know what's important to the people you're working with. And you need to find the common ground between the two to...
Create moments of connection
We've all experienced them - those moments of connection. They happen when someone stops and really listens to what someone else is saying so they hear something that sparks something inside of them. They happen when someone stops and really watches...
Show up
You've heard it over and over again. Walk the talk 80% of success is showing up - Woody Allen If you can't make it in on Saturday, don't even bother coming in on Sunday - Jeffrey Katzenberg Everything does communicate. Who you are and what you do...
Keys to Longevity: Resolution, Resources, and Resiliency
Tara Parker-Pope did a piece in The New York Times last month on "Living to 100 and Beyond". Lovely. Inspiring. If you listen to the half dozen or so centerians she interviewed, you'll likely come away with three and half keys:...
Masks are for Halloween, not onboarding
Making a genuine connection with others on either side of onboarding can only happen if you take off your mask. We all wear different masks at different times. Sometimes they are extremely useful. Not so if you are onboarding into a new position yourself or...
Onboarding into the center ring (avoid the side show)
Side shows are designed to be seductive. They are often brighter, bolder, and more garrish than the main show. They try to make up for lack of substance with superior showmanship. Don't fall for them. Find the main show. Find the center...
Reinforce the master narrative when onboarding
Everything communicates. Everything you say and do and don't do and don't say. Everything is either reinforcing the organization's master narrative or hindering it. Not all organizations are conscious of their master narrative. Many are...
Look outside for the platform for change
The only way anyone will ever change anything is if they believe they can not keep doing what they are doing in the way they are doing it. This requires a) a platform for change b) a vision of a better way and c) action steps they can take to effect the change....