Nearly half of top executives fail within first 18 months; association heads on a more promising path share secrets of early success When Kathleen Cannon became president and CEO of United Way of Broward County, Fla., earlier this year, she had a clear strategy on how to be an effective leader from day one: Start before day one. A month or so before her start date, Cannon regularly started visiting the $12-million revenue organization she would soon lead. She attended committee meetings, chatted with co-workers in their private offices, took the leadership team out to lunch a few times and even had an all-staff meeting set up. "I'm kind of a fast mover. I did not want… Read More