Capability to Deliver
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Get out there!
Those who work in strategic roles are sometimes accused of “living in ivory towers”. They complain that their work is ignored. They have their numbers cut, they are abolished. Staff are scattered around the organisation to “where their skills can be applied usefully”. They can be seen as an expensive luxury that adds little value.…
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Number Two – the Leader behind the Leader
In the days when the CxOs were called directors, when everyone worked in offices, the offices were protected by secretaries, I worked with a head of architecture who taught me many things. He was my friend. He built relationships with every board member and their gatekeepers. If he wanted a meeting, he got a meeting.…