I worked with a senior manager named Bill in the mid-80’s who thought that fanny patting demonstrated a positive climate of team spirit. Needless to say, eventually an employee filed a complaint. To say Bill was unrepentant at my our first meeting is like saying a pit bull can become mildly annoyed if provoked.
I began to quote [...]
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How Leaders Can Connect People to the Need for Change Part 3
Clog in the Succession Planning Pipeline?
I read an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal today about how CEO turnover has declined from 15.4% in 2005 to 13.8% in 2007, This data is part of a Booz & Co. analysis that was released today. An optimist might think that overall CEO performance is improving, while a pessimist might say that [...]
A New Leader Journey – Randy Falco, Former CEO of AOL
I’ve been thinking about how Randy Falco, AOL’s former CEO, was described in an article titled, “Dead Man Walking – Journey to Nowhere” in the April 2008 issue of Fast Company. It won’t be much of a surprise that the article was negative, but it illustrated probably the most polar opposite example than Jim Farley, the [...]
Welcome to New Leader Journeys with Mark Walztoni
Hi, my name is Mark Walztoni and I’m passionate about assisting leaders, their teams, and their organizations survive and thrive during the first 90 days after a new leader is hired, assigned, or promoted into a new role.
Why does the first 90 days in a new role matter; because an overwhelming amount of research and [...]