July 2007
Intermediate to advanced
384 pages
9h 56m
English
Lauren Ashwell
A relatively small investment bank, which had long considered itself a "scrappy underdog" among competitors, established an ambitious growth strategy that called for new senior-level hires. After a couple of these new hires derailed within months, the COO realized that the firm needed to get better at bringing in new blood. An onboarding program was born.
One goal of the new program was to "grow the culture as we grow the firm." In other words, we wanted to maintain the bank's core values while adapting to the changing internal and external landscapes. This was easier said than done. The bank was insular: the executive team's bonds had been forged by triumphing over adversity on ...
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