ridiculously helpful. bookmarking this as a reference guide. I particularly like that you left stakeholders to the end because sometimes they are honestly "forgotten" when you try to focus your attention on all of these other things. I find that making sure that stakeholder check-ins are baked into your norms/routines you end up solving problems before they even happen. :)
Let me know if you do end up using it in the future!
And yes, stakeholders are so easily forgotten because they aren't your boss or your direct reports and so of course they get lost in the mix. But what gets scheduled gets done and so I love your approach to making sure that they are scheduled in!
Loved the Kobe story. And how every point you made speaks of years living it. I can imagine you have multiple stories for each of them. Learned in the (upper) trenches!
ridiculously helpful. bookmarking this as a reference guide. I particularly like that you left stakeholders to the end because sometimes they are honestly "forgotten" when you try to focus your attention on all of these other things. I find that making sure that stakeholder check-ins are baked into your norms/routines you end up solving problems before they even happen. :)
Amazing -- love that you found this helpful.
Let me know if you do end up using it in the future!
And yes, stakeholders are so easily forgotten because they aren't your boss or your direct reports and so of course they get lost in the mix. But what gets scheduled gets done and so I love your approach to making sure that they are scheduled in!
Great article Kathy. The level of detail of your knowledge is incredible.
Thanks so much, Michael -- it's a gift to be able to share my experience.
Loved the Kobe story. And how every point you made speaks of years living it. I can imagine you have multiple stories for each of them. Learned in the (upper) trenches!
Thanks so much, Jeanette!
And you're right, these were definitely learned through the trenches -- upper sometimes and dark and deep at other times.
Love the story about Kobe and the reminders of what is fundamental to success!
Thanks so much, Susan! It's so simple, so boring, and yet so essential!
Great article Kathy! Well-written and impactful. :)
Thanks so much, Kate! It's a bit of a doozy, but leadership is as well, right?