I had a call this morning with a Lead DC who was commenting on Janice's transition. She said, "the team won't need managing; the biggest challenge will be managing up." She wasn't referring to Mike, but to the element of influencing necessary to the role. I've been in this position for so long and have many trusted relationships. Even tho Janice has strong relationships within the APT, she has always had a sub-area role. There's a different sphere of influence; new rules. I started thinking about the fact that most of you transitioned over the past year from sub-are to national.
What were your lessons learned that you would share with Janice?
Using your great knowledge of EY's political landscape, continue to consider 'who needs to know'. It will be a great help in making sure all the right people are informed.
ReplyDeleteEcho Carla's comment - apply what you did/do in sub-area at the broader level. Learning first who the players are and then dliberately building relationships with them. TOugh to know the terrain when it's so much more vast (or so it seems to me at times) but bottom line is it's the same thing we know about the strenght of relationships and how foundational that is to anyone's success.
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