Posts by Rob Fonte
024: Onboarding Employees in Today’s Environment: Best Practices, with James Christie and Ramahn Ritchie
One of the most important responsibilities that a manager has is onboarding. It’s a huge investment for any organization in terms of time and resources, and it’s an even bigger investment by leaders as it is their job to make sure new hires are positioned for the best possible chance to succeed and grow. In…
023: Cracking the Leadership Code, with Alain Hunkins
Alain Hunkins helps high achieving people become high achieving leaders. Over his twenty-year career, Alain has worked with over 2,000 groups of leaders in 25 countries. Clients include Wal-Mart, Pfizer, Citigroup, General Electric, State Farm Insurance, IBM, General Motors, and Microsoft. In addition to being a leadership speaker, consultant, trainer, and coach, Alain is the author…
5 Skills for Leading Through Uncertainty
“It’s easy to lead when things are going well.” We’ve all heard the saying, and I think we can all agree that true leaders emerge during times of uncertainty. Have times ever been more uncertain than 2020? This is not to say this it’s easy for these leaders, but there are a few commonly demonstrated…
Read Full Post022: Team Unity: How to build cohesive teams with Eileen McCay, Jim Lajeunesse, and Matt McDonald
Building cohesive teams is not something that happens overnight. There is no magic bullet. It takes time, effort, and the laying of a solid foundation built on trust and many other leadership principles. To discuss this topic, I’ve hand-picked a panel of leaders with a demonstrated track record of building cohesive teams. Joining me from…
021: I wish I knew this… when taking over my first team, with Jordan Mendoza.
Jordan Mendoza is the host of the Blaze Your Own Trail Podcast. As a sales and training professional, Jordan helps people discover their Myers-Briggs 4 letter type, taking them from self-awareness to coming up with their personal Leadership philosophy. In this episode, Jordan and I discuss the Myers-Briggs assessment, how it has impacted his leadership…