Organizational
Relevance™
“Provides a concise and
holistic approach to
break the bonds of
corporate role
categorization and
expand one’s relevance
and impact to every part
of your company.”
Organizational
Relevance™
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The Key to Being Heard
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No Seat at the Table
Strategic Misalignment
Reactive v Proactive
Unfocused Leadership
Symptoms of Irrelevance
Project Failures
Lack of Plan
Dysfunctional Communication
Driven by the Wrong Motivators
Symptoms of Irrelevance
8 PRINCIPLES
OF RELEVANCE
Connect the Dots: Connect your value to your organization’s
purpose.
Overcome the Illusion: Invest your time in areas that maximize
relevance.
Stop Chasing Symptoms: Get to the root of the problem
Grasp Organizational Roles: See the deeper architecture
See the Big Picture: Direct your focus and vision
Align with Objectives: Cooperate with organizational goals
Proving Business Value/Realizing Relevance: Develop
solution-focused mindset
Elevate Your Communication: Use your words to create and
sustain relevance
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Connecting the Dots
Focus on the Experience
not just the outcome
Hint: Not the same thing
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Take an example from your
business and identity:
Ø What the experience your customer
is currently having?
Ø How is that accomplished?
Cross Domain
DeepDomain
T-Shape Contribution
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Overcome
the Illusion
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T-Shaped
Contribution
Action Item
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Ø Learn how to tell a better story
Ø Understand your organization’s
business
Ø Increase knowledge of
psychology
Ø Develop related skills to
increase impact
Stop Chasing
Symptoms
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Surviving
the Rapids!
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Ø Use the 5 Whys to determine
root cause
Ø Navigate symptoms to eliminate
false signals
Grasp Org Roles
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Ø What is your vision?
Ø What is the vision of your
organization?
Ø Is your vision aligned to the
needs of the organization?
See the Big Picture
Action Item
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Ø Review annual report/10-K
Ø Compare annual report of next
largest competitor
Align with Objectives
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Ø Whiteboard your project
Ø Does your project impact
company goals/initiatives?
Ø Does your project eliminate or
reduce an organizational risk?
Ø Know how and why, be ready to
share value
Proving Business
Value
Action Item
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Ø Pick an organizational process
Ø Connect the dots
Ø Find a way to add your unique
value
Elevate
Communication
Action Item
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Ø Learn how to communicate with
resonance
Ø Ask, “What does a good day
look like for you?”
Ø Execute on the pain/gain
learned
Questions?
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8 PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIZATIONAL RELEVANCE