Your new C-suite leaders might be making things sound worse than they are. Here’s how to deal with it.

Some leaders think it’s in their best interest to bad-mouth their new company’s existing processes.

Your organization has just hired a new executive, and they immediately start bad-mouthing the systems you and your colleagues spent years building. You’re a little confused as to how this is meant to inspire your team to make things better. Are they just trying to lead by fear?