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Posted in Performance Management, Succession Planning

Taming the Healthcare Merger & Acquisition Wild Wild West

Ever since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed, the health care environment is similar to the wild, wild west. Some organizations have crumbled under...

Posted in Coaching and Training, Succession Planning

Why Mergers & Acquisitions Fail

According to a recent Harvard Business Review report, the failure rate for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) falls between 70 percent and 90 percent. That’s a...

Posted in Succession Planning, Survey Results

What would you do if a key executive resigned tomorrow?

What would you do if a key executive declared their independence? If one of your company’s key executives resigns tomorrow, would you be prepared? (more…)

Posted in Performance Management, Succession Planning

What Drives “Success” in Succession Planning?

It’s apropos that the word “success” is a part of succession, given that effective leadership planning and pipelining may well mean the difference between success...

Posted in Onboarding, Recruitment

Industry Insight: Five Strategies for Onboarding the Always-On” Millennial Generation”

It’s time to offboard your old onboarding program in place of a more interactive, collaborative approach. Millennials grew up in a time of interactivity, so...

Posted in Onboarding, Recruitment

Industry Insight: The Next Generation of Employee Onboarding

It’s time for a new generation of onboarding. High performing companies are realizing that more integrated, longer onboarding processes which go beyond the traditional employee handbook...

Posted in Recruitment, Succession Planning

Industry Insight: Ensuring Seamless Transitions Into New Roles

What is your goal as a business leader? Would you like to move valued and talented employees up through the ranks of the organization, but...

Posted in Onboarding, Performance Management

Millennial Managers: Tackling the Reverse Generational Divide in the Workplace

Consider that in the next 10 years, Millennials will make up 75 percent of the workforce. A growing number of these Millennials are moving into...

Posted in Performance Management, Onboarding

Failure to Launch: Why Companies Need Executive Onboarding

With a reported 40 to 60 percent failure rate of U.S. executives, it’s clear many companies aren’t onboarding key executives effectively. Yet, organizations with strong...

Posted in Coaching and Training, Onboarding, Performance Management

Sharpening Six Key Skills of Exceptional Managers

An often overlooked but fundamental aspect of being an exceptional manager is self-reflection and analysis of our own behaviors as leaders or mentors. This self-discovery...