Well, isn’t the answer to the question obvious? Working in departmental silos is very, very comfortable. And comforting. And the story you tell is very predictable. Consequently, you feel most secure when surrounded by professional peers, rather than thrown into a cross-discipline group of colleagues. Yet the key to your professional success is whether, or… [Continue Reading]
The Story of Why You Prefer working in Departmental Silos
Why Professional Exclusion keeps your Company Glass Half Full
Is your company glass half full or half empty? If you hear “I told you so!” used a lot in the workplace, you know the answer to my question. Consider how your colleagues work, interact, communicate, create and make decisions together. Are employees sequestered into groups based on functional roles, titles, pay grades, levels of… [Continue Reading]
Update and upgrade by taking a STEM or Left Brain Colleague to coffee!
Once a week, take a STEM or Left Brain Colleague to coffee! Yes, I am not crazy. I have not lost my marbles. Oh, and if you are reading this post, and happen to be one of those STEM or Left Brain professionals, you know what your mission is. Find a non-technical, non-STEM colleague and… [Continue Reading]
Why Technical Decision Makers tune out Right Brain Professionals
Any right brain professionals who have conversations with technical decision makers know one thing. These decision makers are skeptical: of everyone and about every presentation and conversation. Why? Their careers depend on their skepticism. Technical decision makers must make the right decision based on the right information. Otherwise, engineered outcomes and data models fall short… [Continue Reading]
Why Business Decision Makers tune out Left Brain Thinkers
Ah, the life of left brain thinkers is complex and frustrating. These professionals, including STEM professionals (Science-Technology-Engineer-Mathematics), often are the smartest people in the room. Hands down. They also are the hardest-to-understand people in the room. That is why business decision makers turn off and tune out presentations and communications from the left brain thinkers… [Continue Reading]
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