-
How to Assimilate a New Leader
by Keith Hadley New Leader Assimilation We fully expect new leaders to succeed. Their credentials, history and personality all speak to their potential and our optimism. We find that the key to their early success lies in our ability to assimilate them into the executive team, align around strategy and rally to support them. Here…
-
Mindset Shift on Accountability
by Keith Hadley Thoughts from the Field (August 2023). Leaders of truly healthy organizations learn to simply think differently — and it impacts every aspect of their decision-making and actions. Therefore, the journey of Organizational Health involves a number of significant mindset shifts. One of the hardest things a consultant or coach must undertake is the changing…
-
When Team Members Don’t Get Along
Guest Post By Andrew Moore This month’s Thoughts from the Field (July 2023) is written by my colleague Andrew Moore (Brisbane, Queensland, AU). In his book The Motive, Pat Lencioni suggests that one role of a responsibility-centered leader is to personally develop the leadership team, which includes managing the interpersonal dynamics between team members, especially ones…
-
COMMUNICATING YOUR ORGANIZATION’S CLARITY … EVEN IF YOU DON’T FIND ALL OF IT PERSONALLY MOTIVATING
Guest Post By Joe Kay This month’s Thoughts from the Field (May 2023) is written by my colleague Joe Kay (Berkshire, United Kingdom). Last year I watched a division lead in a global business deliver a celebratory speech to his top hundred managers. Let’s call him Jim. “In conclusion,” he said proudly, “we have outperformed…
-
Five Must-Have Conversations When Launching A Team
Leaders create teams with the highest of hopes, but often fail to set them up for success. This leads to unnecessary frustration, wasted time and increased cynicism. I think of the famous “Rental Car Reservation” scene from Seinfeld … “Anyone can create a team. It’s getting the team to produce results … that’s actually the…
