Are you comfortably connecting strategic value dots across your organization? If you are really, really comfortable connecting those dots, you may not be providing the robust yet nimble business outcomes you target. Here’s why. There are three reasons why being too comfortable in your professional role is not the feeling you should seek. However, confidence… [Continue Reading]
How Many Strategic Value Dots Are You Really Connecting?
When Professional Assumptions Prevent Cross Functional Success
You and I operate according to a series to basic assumptions which are part of the culture of our professional disciplines. What are yours? Professional assumptions are beliefs taken to be true, even if there is inconclusive proof. Over time, professional assumptions are rationales – as well as excuses – for how you respond to… [Continue Reading]
Are Your Soft Skills Professionally Intimidating or Accessible?
Professionally intimidating soft skills get in the way of making your message accessible across your organization. Consider how colleagues and clients rate the quality of your soft skills in terms of context and clarity. Do you communicate to tell and show? Or, alternatively, do you communicate to show off and intimidate? The dynamics of team… [Continue Reading]
Storytelling Pokes Holes in Organizational Value Silos
Organizational value silos are found in all sizes and shapes of companies. Initially, silos are created and nurtured by business and hiring models which categorize people into functional roles based on how they solve problems. Then, these silos are perpetuated by problem-solving tools, mindset, and terminology “owned” by the professional disciplines inhabiting these silos. As… [Continue Reading]
Are You Languishing, Just Bored, or Actually Changing Professionally?
Something you cannot put your finger on causes you to experience feelings of languishing, or is it boredom? Consider that what you feel is a sign that you are actually changing professionally. You are in a persistent state of “meh”. So you read articles about how people are languishing with low energy and interest levels… [Continue Reading]
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