Virtually all large companies are effective at the basics of signing up new hires. However, many companies think they are doing a good job of integrating new hires when they actually aren’t. The challenges new hires face, the real reasons they derail or underperform, have to do with how well they are integrated into their new organizations. Effective […]
10 Core Principles for Leading a Virtual Team
Below is a summary of an interview with Michael Watkins on Cheddar — a live and on-demand news network broadcast daily from the New York Stock Exchange. Cheddar: Focusing on collaboration within a business as technology evolves. Creating a virtual team can be beneficial to your company, but what are some of the things a company […]
How Effective is Your Company at Onboarding?
It is a well-supported fact that supporting new-hire onboarding dramatically increases time-to-performance and reduces failure rates by 50%. Based on Michael Watkins’ in-depth research into the vast array of HR onboarding programs employed by global organizations published in his article “Onboarding Isn’t Enough” (Harvard Business Review, June 2017), Genesis created an assessment to help you gauge how […]
How to Stop Initiative Overload in Your Organization
In their Harvard Business Review article, “Too Many Projects,” Genesis Co-Founder, Michael Watkins, and Genesis Leadership Consultant, Rose Hollister, outline the causes and consequences of initiative overload, an increasingly common phenomenon in organizations where resources are not aligned with strategy. Watch this brief video in which Michael Watkins shares the research and thinking behind the article and provides guidance […]
A Round-Up of Press Clippings
Genesis Co-Founder Michael Watkins, is the author of The First 90 Days and Master Your Next Move as well as numerous articles and books on leadership and negotiation. He is a regular contributor to leading international media and is routinely quoted on the subjects of leadership onboarding, career moves, team transitions, organizational change management, and […]
The First 90 Days 2-Day Open Enrollment Course
Are you in transition—having recently joined a new business in a leadership role or about to do so imminently? Or perhaps you are moving up internally. To secure your success, you need to get up to speed quickly and find ways to create positive momentum in your new role. During this NEW highly interactive, 2-day learning journey […]