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Follow Three Imperatives in Starting a Successful Service Business
Robert Rigby-Hall and Glenn Kaufman are not onboarding into new leadership roles. They are creating them as they start up the HR LeaderCamp, a leadership program for high-potential Human Resource talent.
On the one hand, both Robert and Glenn are seasoned business executives who have led organizations in the past. On the other hand, this is their first start up, so they are paying particular attention to following the three imperatives for starting a successful service business, including:
1. Be different
2. Be strong
3. Be committed
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 more prepared you are in advance the better - whether you are the...
Why Apple is Doing Well Without Steve Jobs
In January 2011 Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced he was taking a medical leave of absence. Apple COO, Tim Cook, is now responsible for the company’s day-to-day operations. So far so good. I’d like to call attention to some of the leadership skills Cook is evidencing...
US Persistence Pays Off with the End of Osama Bin Laden
Sometimes it takes longer than we'd like to accomplish a task. Sometimes it requires more persistence than we knew we possessed. Sometimes the result is worth the effort. (Image by Getty Images via @daylife)
The Importance of Due Diligence Before Accepting a Job
40% of new leaders fail in their first 18 months. A lot of these failures are preventable, including the ones that could have been mitigated if the new leader had done the right due diligence to uncover and mitigate organizational, role, and personal risks by...
Top Executive Recruiters Agree There Are Only Three True Job Interview Questions
The only three true job interview questions are:
1. Can you do the job?
2. Will you love the job?
3. Can we tolerate working with you?
That’s it. Those three. Think back, every question you’ve ever posed to others or had asked of you in a job interview is a subset of a deeper in-depth follow-up to one of these three key questions. Each question may be asked using different words, but every question, however it is phrased, is just a variation on one of these topics: Strengths, Motivation, and Fit.
Emotional Positioning
As a new leader, everything communicates. And we're all new leaders all the time. The core of your communication must be your message. But how do you get to the right message? The answer lies in the three components of emotional positioning:...
Can you do the job? Strengths
There are only three questions in a job interview, getting at strengths, motivation, and fit. See The Only Three Interview Questions, The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan or the companion posts on motivation and fit. Interviewing for Strengths Interviewing...
Will you love the job? Motivation.
There are only three questions in a job interview, getting at strengths, motivation, and fit. See The Only Three Job Interview Questions, The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan or the companion posts on strengths and fit. Interviewing for Motivation Interviewing for...
Can we tolerate working with you? Fit.
There are only three questions in a job interview, getting at strengths, motivation, and fit. See The Only Three Job Interview Questions, The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan or the companion posts on strengths and motivation. Interviewing for Fit To be...