Note: This post was inspired by two posts recently published by Dave Ashton of SnapCar. It, like Dave’s “Why I hired you” and “Why I fired you”, is a fictitious note to a fictitious employee. I love Dave’s notes. They should be required reading for anyone looking for a job, or who is in a job and facing difficulties. Caveat: My firm provides executive search, career transition services and executive coaching. Dise & Company does not have an existing business relationship with Dave or his firm.
I speak with business leaders every day, and everyone says they want change, but few move beyond lip service because few really know how to effect positive change.
How to build lasting results through proactive management of key positions
Many companies are plagued by what I call the ‘out-of-sight, out-of-mind syndrome.’
It is usually caused by, more than anything, having way too much on your plate. A very common condition in today’s business environment.
When I was growing up, my Dad worked for US Steel, where safety was always a key issue. In fact, my Dad’s annual bonus was conditioned on the annual safety record of the plant he managed.
If you are in Finance or Accounting, or you’re an Executive charged with managing the P&L of an organization, you are probably undergoing a rather large increase in stress as you come to terms with financial conditions you may not have experienced before.
“Your reputation, good or bad, can make you or break you.”
Usually we think of managing a reputation in terms of individuals, but this axiom holds true for companies as much as it does for individuals....