Archive for November 2008
November 27, 2008
Without a doubt, the most important role of leadership is to develop the next generation of leaders. After all, hiring is really just a license to learn the job. Without strong leadership throughout the company, growth will be restricted and limited. Improper decisions will be made or decisions will need to be centralized and funneled [...]
Categories: Hiring, Leadership, Strategy
Tags: alignment triangle, business manager position, CEO, Charan, consumer bank, crossroads model, direct reports, enterprise leaders, full performer, functional leaders, functional managers, group executives, group functional manager, Hiring, James Noel, Leadership, leadership development system, leadership levels, leadership passage, leadership pipeline, leadership turn, managing managers, mastery potential, new business managers, next leadership level, pipeline model, pipeline problems, Ram Charan, role, Stephen Drotter, The Leadership Pipeline
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November 23, 2008
Regardless of all of the analysis or perhaps, even as a result of it, we all discover that there are certain employees or new hires who are not in the right job or simply do not belong in the organization. These are people who are not achieving their performance goals or are failing to exercise [...]
Categories: Hiring, Leadership, Strategy
Tags: attitudes, behaviors, coaching, employee management, employye, exit strategy, False kindness, firing, Hiring, hiring problems, Management, new hire
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November 16, 2008
In my last post, I mentioned that our interview process concludes with the reference check. I have known managers who have skipped this step. My advice — Don’t! With active listening, you can learn a great deal about your prospective hire including the best way to manage them. Incidentally, one of the greatest sources of [...]
Categories: Hiring, Leadership, Strategy
Tags: Hiring, Interview, Organizational Culture, People decisions, Reference, Reference Check
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November 14, 2008
In the course of my nearly 25 years as a CEO, I have realized that skills and capabilities alone do not guarantee success. I have come to appreciate the importance of making certain that the employee reflects the values and the management philosophy of the organization. Permit me to share with you a very practical [...]
Categories: Hiring, Leadership, Strategy
Tags: candidates, Hiring, Inc. Magzine, Interview, Interview Process, Reference Check, References
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November 9, 2008
Here are some practical considerations that are now part of my hiring process. They are a result of both experience and my research into what other executives, such as Jack Welch, have done to make their hiring process more successful. 1. Think Through the Assignment Job descriptions may last a long time, but the assignments [...]
Categories: Hiring, Leadership, Strategic Plans, Strategy
Tags: Barack Obama, candidates, Employment, Hiring, Jack Welch, President-Elect, Team, Transition Team
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November 7, 2008
Now that the election is behind us, the hard work for our new president truly begins. President-Elect Obama’s first responsibility is to put together capable of leading our nation. Today, he began announcing his staff with the selection of Rahm Emanuel as White House Chief of Staff. This, therefore seems like a very appropriate time [...]
Categories: Leadership, Strategy
Tags: Barack Obama, Chief of Staff, Hiring, Peter Drucker, President Elect Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Staff, Transition, White House
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November 3, 2008
Today’s post is the culmination of the “trilogy” of posts (see the “Managing by Priority” and number of Business Initiatives” posts for the first two.) My intention is to provide a working model that allows you to decide which projects should be in the portfolio of projects that you would choose to address. To accomplish [...]
Categories: Leadership, Strategic Plans, Strategy
Tags: AMA, American Management Association, Criteria, Decision Making, Decisions, Defining the Problem, Druicker, Management, Obkjectives, Opportunities, Peter Drucker, Problem Solving, Problems, tactics
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