All organizations, including yours, have natural rhythms that ebb and flow throughout the day, week and year. These rhythms determine how work gets prioritized, the way in which it’s done, the effort expended, the time to completion and, ultimately, the degree of success in realizing original intentions.
Recently, I worked with an experienced and highly regarded chief marketing officer (CMO) who felt frustrated with the slow pace that key priorities were being realized. A recent hire in her new company, she had a strong sense of urgency to address some long-standing problems and drive needed change.
While this senior leader strongly believed that her team members were the primary source of her frustration, those same team members during narrative 360 interviews consistently mentioned the.... (cont'd) |
