The future-of-work leadership model places increasing and new demands on leaders, and never before has managing energy been so crucial to a leader’s success as it is right now. An analogy that springs to mind is when a plane hits heavy turbulence and a parent has to don an oxygen mask before helping a child […]
Accelerating Transitions in Hybrid Environments
In this episode of the Freshteams Leadership Podcast, the hosts interviewed Genesis cofounder, leadership transitions expert, and Thinkers 50-ranked management influencer Michael Watkins about how organizations can effectively onboard new leadership talent in a hybrid/remote work environment – something many companies are grappling with as they emerge from the COVID-19 crisis. Below is a summary of the […]
Reimagine Now to Thrive in the Next Normal
During a major crisis, the natural tendency is to focus on mobilizing your organization to meet the threat. It’s not too early, however, to start planning now to thrive after the crisis.COVID-19 is accelerating the adoption of digital technologies and new business models that will transform industries. It also is catalyzing the development of valuable, […]
Are You Ready to Be Coached?
In business leadership it is very often the case that the skills and approach that made a leader successful in one organization will not guarantee the same results in another, or as Marshall Goldsmith put it, “What got you here, won’t get you there.” Over the course of a typical leader’s career there will come a time, […]
The Surprising Power of Peer Coaching
Many have explored the benefits of working one-on-one with an executive coach, but fewer have recognized the results that peer coaching for leadership development can offer. In their HBR.org article “The Surprising Power of Peer Coaching,” Genesis leadership consultant, Brenda Steinberg and company co-founder, Michael Watkins outline why peer coaching may be the perfect solution […]
Leveraging Thought Leadership | Michael Watkins | 217
Today we have the pleasure of talking with Michael Watkins, Co-Founder of Genesis Advisors and author of Right from the Start and International Best-seller The First 90 Days. Michael discusses his switch from academic to consultant, Thought Leader, and author. We discuss his hit book and the difference in approach from his first book. Three […]



