PrimeGenesis Blog
How PG&E’s New CEO Patti Poppe Must Adapt To Break Its Death Spiral
Fourteen months ago, California utility PG&E CEO Geisha Williams left incoming CEO Bill Johnson three envelopes on her way out and told him to open them one at a time, when things got tough. He opened the first a couple of months in. Her note said “Blame your...
Why Middle Managers Are Particularly Vulnerable To COVID-19
COVID-19 is impacting all of us in ways we see and in ways we don’t see. One of those is that we’re all building new skills in working and managing virtually. That’s going to mean that the physical presence of managers will matter less and we’ll need less...
The Smart Steps To Reboot Your Business Post COVID-19
Even when COVID-19’s impact is diminished and the government gives you the green light, you still have to choose if, how, and when to reboot your business. The smart way is to reboot only the parts that can be successful. Then deliberately move through virtual steps...
How To Make Executive-Level Interviewing Work Virtually
COVID-19 has forced us to find new ways of doing all sorts of different things. Some are problematic. For example, interviewing virtually is paralyzing some organizations that need to fill open executive positions. But they and the people they are hiring are afraid to...
The Smart Steps To Reboot Your Business Post COVID-19
Even when COVID-19’s impact is diminished and the government gives you the green light, you still have to choose if, how, and when to reboot your business. The smart way is to reboot only the parts that can be successful. Then deliberately move through virtual steps...
How To Onboard New Leaders In A Crisis
[Note this article is for those helping leaders onboarding into new roles. It’s the other side of the coin from last week’s article for the new leaders themselves: Hot Landings: Starting A New Leadership Role During A Crisis.] Onboarding a new leader well requires...
Hot Landings: Starting A New Leadership Role During A Crisis
Any executive onboarding into a new position should converge and then evolve. They should get a head start, manage their message and then pivot to set direction, build the team, sustain momentum and deliver results. However, if you’re a new leader making a hot landing...
Why So Much Of Crisis Leadership Is About Countering The Mood
If things are going generally well and people are heading in the right direction, deploy judo leadership, tactically redirecting their momentum. But if people are complacent or in a crisis, counter their mood, changing their state of mind and emotions and urging them...
Taking A Stockdalian-Darwinian Approach To Your Business’s Future
COVID-19 changed everyone’s business calculations in an evolutionary instant. Some businesses will perish. Some will survive, but barely. Some will thrive. What happens to your business may have already been determined, or it may be the result of choices you make now....
How To Keep Your Team Connected While Socially Distant
Keeping your team connected while socially distant is going to require virtual meetings. The better you can make those virtual meetings work, the more connected you’ll keep your team. With the spread of COVID-19, keeping the appropriate social distance makes all the...