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Michael Watkins

  • Professor of Leadership and Organization Change, IMD
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Author of The First 90 Days, Co-founder of @GenesisAdvisers (genesisadvisers.com), provider of transition solutions, and Professor @IMD_Bschool (IMD.org)
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Dow Inc: When your new board chair is your old boss

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By Michael Watkins
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Rapid read: Incoming Dow Inc CEO, Karen Carter will need to navigate a new relationship with executive chair, Jim Fitterling – outgoing CEO and her former boss. Ensuring alignment will be tricky. As new CEO, Carter will need to be explicit about renegotiating that relationship, establish her own strategic voice fast, build her own team and align with independent board members.
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Six decision traps and how to avoid them

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By Michael Watkins
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Rapid read: Too little attention is paid to how decisions are made, leading leaders into predictable traps. Strong problem framing and challenging assumptions prevent you from eliminating your best option too early. Decision effectiveness depends on who is involved, how discussions are run, and ensuring clear commitment and follow-up. You get plenty of help deciding what to do. Strategy reviews, data dashboards, and advisory boards all weigh in on the content of your decisions.
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Bricklayer to architect: Seven transitions for leaders

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By Michael Watkins
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Managers transitioning to enterprise leadership roles must work hard to achieve “cross-functional fluency”, so you need to become comfortable with the terms, tools, and ideas of the various functions whose work you must integrate. You must also be able to evaluate and recruit the right people to lead the areas in which you are not expert.
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