Identifying Your New Leader's Rivals

You've made a great hire, recruiting a top candidate away from your biggest competitor. As an HR partner supporting this high-level leader, you are making it a priority to see that their onboarding is smooth and thorough. As you ready a place for the leader, taking care of many arrangements and details, don't forget to do one very important thing: identify the person(s) who could be this new leader's undoing. One of the primary emotions behind some instances of rivalry is envy. Eight steps to detect and defuse rivalry -- bringing rivals into the fold are: 1. Develop an understanding of the impact of the rivalry. 2. Identify individuals who may wish they had gotten the role. 3. Look for unusual behavior. 4. Monitor the extent to which those around the new leader. 5. Encourage the new leader to seek out and act on feedback. 6. Support the new leader. 7. Use feedback. 8. Stay connected to the new leader and their team.