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Heidrick and Struggles study of 20,000 searches highlights need for onboarding improvements
PrimeGenesis has reduced onboarding failures from 40% to 10%. There is no excuse for others not reapply our learning to do the same. "We’ve found that 40 per cent of executives hired at the senior level are pushed out, fail or quit within 18...
Improving Meetings
Let’s talk about Meetings. Why not? To paraphrase the great Samuel Clemens, “Everyone talks about meetings, but no one does anything about them.” Meetings are the stuff of life for managers and executives, and more often than not, they are seen as of medium to low...
Rebuilding Business Stamina While Onboarding After A Layoff
John Paul Newport’s recent article on Tiger’s Search for Golf Stamina (Wall Street Journal March 7, 2009) has some ideas directly applicable to business leaders onboarding into new positions – particularly after a layoff. Key points: PAST RESULTS NO GUARANTEE: Know...
Three Leadership Truths
Three leadership truths: 1) It's not about you 2) Everything communicates 3) Help should be helpful Look at the way Obama is starting up. Look at the way he talks about us and we and not me and I. Look at the way he strives to keep all his actions on message. Look...
Obama, Leadership and His First Day
OK, this is only the 24,000th blog written about Barack Obama's speech yesterday. And I'm sure there are politicos and historians who will wax much more eloquent than me (for example, see the New York Times Editorial). But since this blog is about leadership, I can't...
Preparation Breeds Confidence. Confidence Breeds Success.
It's almost a truism. "The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win." That quote has been attributed to Vince Lombardi, Joe Paterno, Bobby Knight and almost every other great sports coach that ever tried to get their team to...
Stages of Onboarding
Event | Search-Consultants.com | George Bradt | October 21, 2008
Traction: Managing Career Cycles
Event | The Wharton Alumni Club (New York) | George Bradt | September 16, 2008
AVOID the most common Onboarding Landmines
Avoid stepping on seven common onboarding landmines: ORGANIZATION: Lack of a winning strategy; or inability to implement that strategy ROLE: Expectations and resources or Key Stakeholders not aligned PERSONAL: Gaps in individual’s strengths, motivation or fit...
The Stages of Onboarding
Webinar | ERE | George Bradt | March 12, 2008