In “How to Onboard New Hires At Every Level” (Harvard Business Review, June 2019) Michael Watkins and co-author Rose Hollister write, “Most large companies do a good job with the basics of signing up and orienting new employees, but far fewer have processes that address the biggest challenges these hires face in fully integrating into […]
Michael Watkins on the Strong Suit Podcast
Jeff Hyman recently interviewed Michael Watkins on the Strong Suit Podcast about his recently updated book, Master Your Next Move: The Essential Companion to The First 90 Days. In this 20-minute interview, Michael reveals how to stay on track during your next career move and how to help your new employees do the same. The segment […]
How to Fast Track New Leader Success and Know When It’s Time to Help
In his recent article for the US Chamber of Commerce, Genesis Cofounder Michael Watkins talks about the importance of effectively integrating a new hire into a leadership team to avoid destabilizing that team at potentially significant cost to the business. He outlines seven ways you can support new leadership team members to minimize and mitigate any […]
Play to Potential Podcast: The ROI of Transition Support
In this podcast series, Michael Watkins is interviewed by podcast host Deepak Jalayaman about his perspectives around the ROI of transition support for an inbound leader and the timelines that one should bear in mind when thinking about transitions. They also discuss three different types of transition challenges covered in detail in Michael’s recently updated book Master […]
When is Teamwork Really Necessary?
When leaders take new roles, they typically inherit someone else’s team and need to assess, reshape, align, and accelerate it. Michael Watkins outlines the steps newly appointed leaders need to take to align effectively with their teams and to get them to deliver results on their watch in his Harvard Business Review article “Leading the Team You […]
7 Ways to Set Up a New Hire for Success
In his article “7 Ways to Set Up a New Hire for Success,” published on HBR.org (May 2019), Michael Watkins writes, “No one has a bigger impact on new employees’ success than the managers who hired them.” Crucially, the hiring manager bears the responsibility for onboarding and integrating their new employee and according to Watkins, “It’s […]