Thoughts on people, teams, organizations, communities, effectiveness and success
The all-day meeting with the exec staff ended up focused on one point:
“What should we tell the new CEO?”
Hunch is everyone wants to do well with the new boss.
While there is the occasional new CEO that parachutes in, the rumor mill or extensive interview vetting usually gives you an idea who the new gal/guy might be.… Read the rest
It can be surprising – even unsettling – when you bump into someone who has been a pillar of an organization for decades and they mention that “I’m not there anymore.“
That was the case when I bumped into Todd Wanerman at La Rondalla.
Todd was one of my son Traylor’s teachers at The Little School, a person so good and gifted at his craft that he was a benchmark for others in his profession.… Read the rest
There are “secrets” in the executive search trade that anyone who hopes to be headhunted (or hire a headhunter to fill an opening) should know.
A set of 10 tips are here; another 7 more are here.
Here’s an 18th tip: what you do in the search process can stick with you for a lifetime.
While the world is incredibly small – Wendy Yanowitch’s saying that “The world is made up of (just) six people and lots of mirrors” is pretty true- what you do in the search process or even what you do outside of the search process can find a home in any record a search firm keeps.… Read the rest
There are a number of ways to say goodbye to a job – some helpful and effective, some not-so-great.
Here’s a goodbye email that I received this week (names and contact info fictitious) sent blind copy from their work email account:
“I’m leaving Salesforce.com. Please use “george.richards@gmail.com.
My cell phone number will remain the same: 1-650-299-4242.
George”
What works about this blast email?… Read the rest
We – you and me – sometimes draw a hard line in the sand.
Most of them, like what waves at the beach do to sandcastles, end up being washed away.
It’s a smarter practice to draw a soft line with a qualifiers – words like “unlikely,” “maybe,” and “probably” unless you’re willing to go to the mat for something.… Read the rest
“Never confuse a single failure with a final defeat.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald