Finding a Seat at the Table
Far too often in my career, I would take the advice of coworkers who advised me to “wait my turn” or to “take my time” because the C-level executives would never want to hear from someone who's only been at the company for a few months. For years I thought this was how things were supposed to go until one day I decided to take a shot in the dark and sit down next to one of the company's VPs during lunch. It was mind-blowing! He was engaging and asked me about myself, where I
Learning to Trust the Process
In business, non-profit and for-profit alike, it is important to understand 3 major keys to getting employees to “trust the process” especially if you are going through a time of losing. Each year I witness several NBA basketball teams who eventually come to the realization their chances of competing for a championship are very slim. As a strategy, team executives work to protect their assets by “tanking.” By doing this they protect their star players from injury and build th
