A client, let's call him Joe, who recently joined a global consumer goods organization, participated in a process known as a New Leader Assimilation about a month into his employment with the firm. Joe's organization strongly believes that the success of a new leader is greatly enhanced by using a New Leader Assimilation to aid [...]
A priority for many business executives in this down economy is upgrading leadership talent in such areas as Sales, Finance, and Supply Chain. In these and other key functions, executives are betting that the external hire can outperform the incumbent, now, and in the future. As in any bet, there are risks with taking [...]
Feedback is something that is typically never in oversupply, even in the best of times. Since the economic downturn began, many firms have operated in crisis mode, cutting staff and other expenses in order to survive until markets return. With layoffs, remaining managers and executives are stretched to lead ever larger staffs. Compounding the problem [...]