Genesis Co-Founder Michael Watkins and Genesis Leadership Consultant Pat Costello created a simple way for leadership teams to assess and discuss how you and your organization are managing through the COVID-19 crisis. We invite Genesis News readers to put this simple assessment to work. Visit our Leadership Team Survey website, where you will find all the tools you need to implement […]
Onboarding New Leaders Remotely
In his co-authored article “Onboarding a New Leader Remotely,”published on HBR.org (May 2020), Michael Watkins invites us to imagine a scenario in which a new executive hire is faced with joining an organization remotely and in which she will be inheriting a remotely-based team in the process. What does transition support look like in the […]
The Essential Role of Effective Communication During CEO Transitions
Even in the best of circumstances, CEO transitions are challenging times. The transfer of power in large organizations long has been recognized as a time of potential uncertainty and even instability. In fact, the term ‘interregnum’ was coined by the Romans explicitly to refer to this critical period – the time between the reigns of kings […]
Genesis Visits UNDP on Tour of Denmark Hosted by HBR Press
As part of a series of events organized by Tatarklubben, the Harvard Business Review Press affiliate in Denmark, Genesis co-founder Michael Watkins was invited to give a presentation about leadership transitions, based on his globally recognized First 90 Days framework for onboarding and the common leadership transition challenges outlined in the updated and expanded version […]
Career Talk on Sirius XM 132 Wharton School of Business Radio Features Michael Watkins and The First 90 Days
On this episode of Career Talk, host Dr Dawn interviews two best-selling authors. During the first segment, James Clear shares how techniques like temptation bundling and building a system to get 1% better each day, from his book Atomic Habits. During the second segment, Michael Watkins offers critical tips for starting strong in a new position and building relationships within the organization that […]
Michael Watkins Ranked in The Top 50 Global Management Influencers
Boston, MA – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Michael Watkins, leadership transitions expert and best-selling author of the classic onboarding references, The First 90 Days and Master Your Next Move, was named one of the world’s most influential business thinkers by Thinkers50 at their 2021 Awards Gala in London, UK. Every two years, Thinkers50 identifies and ranks the […]