http://www.resourcesinaction.com/blog The Resources in Action blog. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:07:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Senior executives are changing jobs at rates faster than ever and the consequences of poor talent management are significant. According to one study by Booz Allen Hamilton (2007), global CEO turnover is at roughly 15%. This is the highest it has been in the past decade. Another study shows that ... http://www.resourcesinaction.com/blog/making-the-roi-of-talent-management-working-for-you/ Highlights from GILD (Global Institute for Leadership Development) sponsored by Linkage Inc. Recently, I attended the Leadership Development Institute sponsored by Linkage in San Diego, CA. Attendees at the San Diego meeting included about 500 worldwide leaders. I served as one of the executive coaches. I thought that this was the best ... http://www.resourcesinaction.com/blog/22/ In my readings and discussions I've found that there is a great deal of disagreement about what precisely this specialized type of executive coaching ought to be called. So, I thought we could put it to a vote. I created a poll on an online quiz site: What should the ... http://www.resourcesinaction.com/blog/onboarding-on-boarding-on-boarding-assimilation/ How do you differentiate between a bad hire and an on-boarding problem? When is it too late to fix an on-boarding problem and you know you have to try again? Reality Even those with good judgment and a good track record sometimes make bad hiring decisions. In our experience the best solution to ... http://www.resourcesinaction.com/blog/ceo-on-boarding-question-2/ On May 21,2007 I appeared with three other coaches on a Voice of America business broadcast to discuss "Coaching New Managers" with Tom Floyd of IE Consulting. While new managers have some of the same needs and challenges as new executives there are some distinctive differences in the onboarding process ... http://www.resourcesinaction.com/blog/coaching-new-managers-radio-show-on-voice-of-america/ Which situations are the most likely to cause the worst on boarding problems? How can the CEO (or hiring manager) identify these situations in time to take corrective action? “Begin with the end in mind,” is an old planning adage, which is especially applicable to the on-boarding process.The first on boarding ... http://www.resourcesinaction.com/blog/ceo-on-boarding-question-1/ This week we have something different. I was interviewed on a radio show done in L.A. for a program for Executive Dads. Though we touch a little on executive assimilation and on boarding, our primary focus for the interview was concerning the issue of worklife balance that confronts executive Dads. ... http://www.resourcesinaction.com/blog/executive-dads/ This cartoon appears in the April 9th issue of the New Yorker, in the Create Your Own Caption contest. What do you see here? What might the man with the glasses be thinking and feeling walking into a meeting like this? The New Yorker cartoon depicts the challenges of effective executive ... http://www.resourcesinaction.com/blog/12/ Business Week published an article a few weeks back about executive onboarding. The article touches on a few key issues: informing the general business public what onboarding is, why businesses might want it and some potential conflicts of interest that onboarding may present. The article does not explain the underlying ... http://www.resourcesinaction.com/blog/executive-onboarding-goes-mainstream/ Last time we presented a model and some theoretical background for the victim versus accountable mindset. Our hope is that you gained some insights on how we move from the victim mindset to the accountable frame of mind and how that movement can enhance business effectiveness. Chris Argyris, professor emeritus of Harvard, first voiced ... http://www.resourcesinaction.com/blog/moving-to-accountable-action-2/