Post by account_disabled on Dec 30, 2023 4:44:16 GMT
That the idea is tenable because both of your reputations will be at stake. To get executives to make decisions, provide clear recommendations. For an executive audience, you need to get to the point quickly by crafting recommendations with sound structure and skimable content. Many of my listening to, approving, or rejecting suggestions as a key part of their executive function. Some executives provide a half-hour time slot for each idea, but if you schedule minutes, formally only prepare minutes because you will be interrupted. Many senior managers can see most of the ideas quickly and will chime in to clarify parts they can't see or ask you what you think they need to do.
If you want to show visuals, keep the supervisor's cadence in mind and have an interactive table of contents so you can easily jump within the presentation and appendices to show supporting evidence. Get the latest in transformational leadership, evidence-based resources to help you lead your team more effectively, delivered to your inbox every month. What is your email? Sign Up Job Function Email List Privacy Policy Here’s an example of how this works effectively: At my company, we created an extended leadership team of executives who are the next-in-line to manage and drive change. In an off-site meeting, we asked the team to make recommendations on where the company should go and how to get there. The minute demo they came up with was amazing. The first part proposes that we operate more like a hospital, with diagnostic centers and specialists with unique skills to solve our clients' problems.
This will address the pain point of senior team members feeling fatigued from having to provide all services to all customers. The metaphor they use is that they feel like they are running around on all floors of the hospital. Part Two sets out six structured recommendations, with clear actions, that will allow us to build a different kind of organization. The team succeeded. Involve implementers Once your proposal is approved, you can begin the more difficult part. Every recommendation requires action by a group of people, whether it's colleagues in your department or a wider audience (if the recommendation is company-wide or client-based). Each group requires different persuasion techniques. To get your peers on board.
If you want to show visuals, keep the supervisor's cadence in mind and have an interactive table of contents so you can easily jump within the presentation and appendices to show supporting evidence. Get the latest in transformational leadership, evidence-based resources to help you lead your team more effectively, delivered to your inbox every month. What is your email? Sign Up Job Function Email List Privacy Policy Here’s an example of how this works effectively: At my company, we created an extended leadership team of executives who are the next-in-line to manage and drive change. In an off-site meeting, we asked the team to make recommendations on where the company should go and how to get there. The minute demo they came up with was amazing. The first part proposes that we operate more like a hospital, with diagnostic centers and specialists with unique skills to solve our clients' problems.
This will address the pain point of senior team members feeling fatigued from having to provide all services to all customers. The metaphor they use is that they feel like they are running around on all floors of the hospital. Part Two sets out six structured recommendations, with clear actions, that will allow us to build a different kind of organization. The team succeeded. Involve implementers Once your proposal is approved, you can begin the more difficult part. Every recommendation requires action by a group of people, whether it's colleagues in your department or a wider audience (if the recommendation is company-wide or client-based). Each group requires different persuasion techniques. To get your peers on board.