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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, […]
Many have explored the benefits of working one-on-one with an executive coach, but fewer have recognized the results that peer coaching for leadership development can offer. In their HBR.org article “The Surprising Power of Peer Coaching,” Genesis leadership consultant, Brenda Steinberg and company co-founder, Michael Watkins outline why peer coaching may be the perfect solution […]
Today we have the pleasure of talking with Michael Watkins, Co-Founder of Genesis Advisors and author of Right from the Start and International Best-seller The First 90 Days. Michael discusses his switch from academic to consultant, Thought Leader, and author. We discuss his hit book and the difference in approach from his first book. Three […]
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 […]
Rose Hollister and Michael Watkins, consultants at Genesis Advisers, argue that many companies today are taking on too many initiatives. Each manager might have their own pet projects they want to focus on, but that trickles down to lower level workers dealing with more projects at a time that they can handle, or do well. […]
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 […]
