When others pass-the-buck
SNAPS DAY 304
10/31/20222 min read
Successful leaders focus their energies on acquiring diverse skills to survive the corporate arena. You must be a renown subject matter expert in your field.
Anticipate all possible challenges, risks and mitigants in your role. This includes regular loop-back connects with Teams responsible for the upstream and downstream processes affecting your process.
Networking is key to become successful in the corporate world. You must know the other subject matter experts in your organization & industry so you can easily reach out for help.
Join special projects — the more complex, the better. This gives you hands-on experience in working with other great leaders and subject matter experts.
Ensure that you extend help and share best practices across your organization. Sharing positivity is what this industry is all about.
Empower your Associates to make decisions on their own. Coach them as they take steps towards elevating their leadership competencies to the next level.
Veer-away from bad habits like managers who avoid work by passing-the-buck to other people, stealing great ideas, blaming others for any failed projects, and those who kowtow & play-up when the executive bosses are around.
*About the photo
One of the most humbling & exciting learning experiences I had was when I was in a solution & growth leader role. Supporting and leading over 100 RFP proposals, solution defenses and client visits across diverse industries a year was exhausting and fulfilling.
One of the minor things that I noticed then was that there’s a preferred location by the internal team and that some managers exclusively do their part but not other parts of the proposal… and would swiftly pass the workload of responding to RFP questions if anyone volunteers. What I did was to present the Philippines as a regular Secondary location for all RFPs and volunteered to answer as much RFP questions, created as much case studies and power point presentations that others do not want to own. The result was the huge growth of our Philippine operations.
This is my jump shot with the cone-perfect Mayon Vulcano on my background. Me & my Team were first-movers in Bicol Province creating over a thousand jobs for Bicolanos on our first year alone. Then, others followed us in Bicol.
