If your goal is to lead strategically, consider the value of repeatedly seeking new jobs that keep you working in departmental silos. New job. New silo. Same old thing. Depending on your organization’s size, these silos can be big. Yet no matter how far you “travel” to collaborate cross-functionally, you never leave the silo you… [Continue Reading]
Does Working in Silos Prepare You to Lead Strategically?
Which Pandemic Business Cases Will You Leverage In 2021?
You have pandemic business cases to chronicle in the New Year. Even if you do not want to think about the marathon of this past year. Start by taking an inventory of all the pandemic business cases you participated in throughout 2020. Because this year you and your teams are on a continuous professional change… [Continue Reading]
Everyone Is An Internal Client Of Everyone Else. Who Are Yours?
If everyone is an internal client of everyone else in your organization, then who are your customers? Each time I ask this question at speaking engagements, workshops or coaching sessions, attendees engage in a flurry of activity. First, they create top-of-mind lists of internal clientele they serve. Next, we conduct the forensic portion of this… [Continue Reading]
Which Team Role Are You Most Comfortable Serving In?
Which team role do you usually take during meetings? Are you usually boxed into a corner, fulfilling a pre-determined role? Or do you assume a different voice at each meeting? And the voice you speak from depends on the nature of the meeting, the participants, and the desired outcomes. Regardless of whether you meet virtually… [Continue Reading]
Which HR Leadership Conversations Are Really Needed Today?
Are you prepared to have HR leadership conversations which reinforce yesterday and today? Or will you choose to have “those” conversations? You know, the ones that change the way employees, partners, stakeholders and clients perceive your organization? It just could be that some employees already have these conversations. Are you listening? Or do you dismiss… [Continue Reading]
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