Succession planning that used to play out over months and years is now happening in days, leaving transitioning leaders unprepared for the multiplicity of demands of expanded roles. Shifting responsibilities, typically without promotion in these constrained times, create ‘hidden transitions’ for leaders whose roles are substantively changed and are assigned to the best match available […]
As written by Michael Watkins in his highly popular Harvard Business Review article, “5 Questions to Ask When Starting a New Job,” one of the most important tasks is focusing on the right things. Another key task is identifying and building relationships and alliances with key stakeholders. While new leaders may be given a “meet and greet” […]
In this episode of the Freshteams Leadership Podcast, the hosts interviewed Genesis cofounder, leadership transitions expert, and Thinkers 50-ranked management influencer Michael Watkins about how organizations can effectively onboard new leadership talent in a hybrid/remote work environment – something many companies are grappling with as they emerge from the COVID-19 crisis. Below is a summary of the […]
In business leadership it is very often the case that the skills and approach that made a leader successful in one organization will not guarantee the same results in another, or as Marshall Goldsmith put it, “What got you here, won’t get you there.” Over the course of a typical leader’s career there will come a time, […]
Below is a summary of an interview with Michael Watkins on the Cheeky Scientist podcast. You can listen to the podcast here (skip to 00:57:16). Isaiah: So why did you decide to write books about onboarding? Michael Watkins: I was teaching at the Kennedy School of Government. I was very interested in organizational change-type work. I was teaching […]
In episode #11 of the Super Managers Podcast, Michael Watkins discusses some of the strategies that new leaders can adopt to be successful in their roles and climb up the learning curve. We also talked about the self-doubt phase, and why almost 90% of leaders deal with the urge to prove themselves when they start […]
