Thoughts on people, teams, organizations, communities, effectiveness and success
With the Roche’s acquisition of Genentech finalized the next obvious set of question surrounds who stays and who goes.
More specifically, does somebody like CEO Art Levinson, arguably the singular driving force since 1995 – albeit playing the point on an executive group that behaves from a distance like a real team – stay?
The quick answer is not likely .… Read the rest
Doing what you say you’re going to do, and meaning what you say you mean may seem like lost art forms – prized and valued, but not presently practiced. It needn’t be that way and there are two trends that I’ll catch later in these posts that suggest that accuracy of speech and a commitment to agreed action will return to favor both in organizations as well as the public at large.… Read the rest
I am no speechwriter nor am I a speech analyst: I stick to my knitting coaching teams and execs. But a “lite” version of an exercise I utilize I call “Road Trip” was one of the things my son learned at school Tuesday, January 20th as he and all the other kids from the lower grades watched the inaugural speech of a new President of the United States .… Read the rest
Headlines blare: “Why You Should Hire Me.” While times may be challenged, there is work (and jobs) to be had. I’ve been in the people (and teams) assessment business for over 25 years , both as a coach to managers and teams and as someone directly responsible for hiring thousands of people through roles running large staffing / recruiting operations.… Read the rest