The proven framework of the First 90 Days® Express (FNDX) Open Enrollment program is designed to provide the structure you need in your leadership transition.
Why Most Leadership Transitions Fail—and How to Succeed
Leadership transitions are deceptively hard. On the surface, stepping into a new role often looks like a logical next step—more responsibility, broader scope, greater influence. Organizations assume that because someone has succeeded before, they’ll succeed again. And yet, research and experience consistently show that a significant percentage of leadership transitions underperform or fail outright. Not […]
When Two Leaders Are Better Than One
We know leadership transitions are complex. But what happens when the transition involves two leaders sharing the helm? Genesis co-founder Dr. Michael Watkins takes on this question in his latest Harvard Business Review article — and it’s worth your time. In “When Two Leaders Are Better Than One,” Dr. Watkins examines when and why shared […]
What Every CEO Needs to Know About AI Agents…and the Future of Competitive Advantage
This article was originally published in Dr. Michael Watkins’s LinkedIn Newsletter, The Leading Edge, on June 2, 2025. Note: The article was co-authored with Aidan Slack-Watkins, co-founder of Veita.ai. Artificial intelligence is evolving beyond tools that respond only to human commands. The next generation, known as agentic AI, consists of semi-autonomous systems capable of assessing, planning, […]
The Seven Pillars of Adaptive Advantage: Designing Your Organization for Flexibility and Resilience
This article was originally published in Dr. Michael Watkins’s LinkedIn Newsletter, The Leading Edge, on May 30, 2025. Over the past few years, as I have coached leaders through complex transitions, I have observed a fundamental shift in the challenges they face. Gone are the days when periodic transformations were sufficient. Now, there is a continuous […]
Building Team Emotional Intelligence
This article was originally published in Dr. Michael Watkins’s LinkedIn Newsletter, The Leading Edge, on September 11, 2024. Note: This article resulted from discussions with Marcel Hilgers, a participant in my current Transition to Business Leadership (TBL) Program at IMD, who did similar work with his team. Team emotional intelligence(TEQ) is the shared emotional awareness and […]