Have a new boss? Michael Watkins contributes practical suggestions on how you can assist their transition in his Harvard Business Review article, “How to Build a Strong Relationship With A New Boss.” Some key suggestions include finding common ground, being empathetic, and, as with any transition, helping them achieve early wins. Read an excerpt below highlighting the key […]
A First 90 Days Master Class for Harvard Business Review Followers
Michael Watkins gave a live presentation to ca. 56K viewers on the Harvard Business Review Facebook Page as part of their Whiteboard Sessions Series. The 40-minute session was entitled, “How to Get Up to Speed in Your New Leadership Role” and focused on the following three key areas in the context of a new hire joining an […]
Research Points to Five Key Transition Tasks
The following is an excerpt from “Onboarding Isn’t Enough” (Harvard Business Review, June 2017), co-authored by Genesis Co-Founder, Michael Watkins. To read the full article, follow the link at the bottom of the news item. “In our research and decades of experience working with executives, we have identified major tasks that leaders must undertake in […]
Ten Key Elements of a Successful Transition
In this ten minute video interview Michael Watkins shares his formula for making successful leadership transitions with Suez (CREA), Europe’s second biggest water utility. During the same visit with IBEX 35 organizations in Spain, Michael discussed how CEOs should approach a new role in a new organization in an interview with El Mundo entitled, “At First, the New CEO Must Listen” […]
What To Do When You Are Returning To A Company You Used To Work For
In her August 2017 Harvard Business Review article “What to Do When You’re Returning to a Company You Used to Work For,” Rebecca Knight interviewed Michael Watkins about “boomerang employees,” giving practical advice for how to reintroduce yourself to an organization you used to work for, including a helpful list of do’s and don’ts (see below). Reintroduce yourself There are many reasons […]
Onboarding Isn’t Enough: You Need to Integrate Your Executives
In “Onboarding Isn’t Enough” (Harvard Business Review, June 2017), Michael Watkins writes, “Many businesses think they are doing a good job of executive onboarding when they actually aren’t. Nearly all large companies are competent at the administrative basics of signing up new hires. However, many do surprisingly little to help onboarding executives understand the business, […]