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This is Part 2 on what differentiates the approach I've used to help nearly a hundred executives make the most effective First Hundred Days starts of their careers.

Part 1 highlighted the game-changi...

When I set out to build my First Hundred Days & Beyond program, I wanted it to have as many reusable tools as possible.

Not just for the sake of having reusable tools, but because my years of experie...

An executive I had worked with in the past recently accepted a larger, more challenging role as a Go-to-Market (GTM) VP reporting to the Chief Revenue Officer.

The company is a 500+, pre-IPO start-up...

You see a big opportunity, a new level you aspire to play at.

They say what got you here won't get you there. 

Leaders I know who have made the leap describe it as requiring a new way of comporting ...

This is the fourth article in a series about the inner paradigms that shape how we...see, navigate, make sense of, and carve success in the world. 

If it's true that "what got you here, won't get you...

This is the third article in a series about the inner paradigms that shape how we...see, navigate, make sense of, and carve our success...in the world. 

If it's true that "what got you here, won't ge...

This is the second in a series of articles about the inner paradigms that shape how we...see, navigate, make sense of, and carve our success...in the world. 

If "what got you here, won't get you ther...

A popular coaching trope is "What got you here won't get you there." 

If true, it begs two questions.  Here is the first: what must I change? 

The famed coach Marshall Goldsmith tried to answer the ...

Generic onboarding templates, assessments, and best practices are very helpful.  They are certainly better than not having any kind of structure, and they can give you a real leg up.

But tailoring yo...

In a recent post, I shared source data on the high failure rate for executives starting new jobs.

Organizations bear some of the responsibility for their struggling new hires.  Egon Zehnder reported ...

Many have heard that the 18 month "failure" rate for new hires, including executives is nearly 50%. 

But someone on LinkedIn, apparently unfamiliar with Google, challenged me with one of those "In Go...

Someone who is familiar with my First Hundred Days program sent me this HBR executive transition case study. The leader who was coming on board was told by her boss to “do whatever it takes to turn th...