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Prepared for erik M. | Delivered September 16, 2019
Manager To VP- Best Practices
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Goals
Present a case study that describes the pain points of a director-level executive. The information will be used to develop a go-to-market strategy.
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Early Findings
SENIOR LEVEL CASE STUDIES
STRATEGIC PROGRAMS DIRECTOR CASE STUDY
The
Strategic Programs Director
of a Global Publishing company is facing a leadership challenge.
He was attempting to
deploy new knowledge areas
to several primary stakeholders.
While undergoing executive coaching, he realized that he needed
substantial influencing capabilities
.
Through a 360 survey, he was able to pinpoint some of his leadership styles that need to be tweaked to deliver the
most profound influence
.
It was also determined that he needs to
improve his assertiveness
to influence the stakeholders.
His approach for connecting with senior leadership team members also need to be
more detailed and specific
.
Furthermore, the survey revealed that he needs to be
more transparent and firm
in getting the commitment of the stakeholders to deploy his new disciplines to their own organizations.
After
dealing with his leadership pain points
and improving his skills, the director was promoted to the board and is now a global leader.
SENIOR EXECUTIVE CASE STUDY
One senior executive
that had a highly commendable career had come to a point when he needed to decide on his next career journey.
His
ambiguous future career plans
are starting to distract him from performing well in his current role.
The executive then went through a career transition program that helped him understand his
current capabilities, experience, special skills
, current work-life situation, and financial standing.
He is also advised to
draft his career
and life goals and the action steps on how to achieve them.
He is also given
tools to monitor
the progress of his action steps.
After completing the professional program, the senior executive was able to
get clarity
on where to take his current career.
He was also able to
increase his drive
to deliver his best career performance for his current position.
Ultimately, he was able to
slide effortlessly
into a new portfolio job.
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