Risk-averse compromises like hierarchy deference and stay-in-your lane silo myopia can inhibit entrepreneurial initiative - until an orchestrator steps up lead from the middle, mobilize support and get traction. If you're the orchestrator, this quest will equip you to mobilize the network of support you need to get an enterprise deal done or get traction on a key initiative, on terms that set you up for success,. If you're a sponsor, this quest will equip you to delegate and empower an Orchestrator - and hold them accountable for the traction your enterprise needs.
In this Quest, you'll
- Map the support you need to mobilize, to get traction, get funded, get adoption, get buyers to say Yes, and transform your industry or accepted standards of care
- Look beyond your silo and pay grade, when you figure out who has to be in the right position doing the right things so that your deal or your initiative gets traction
- Recognize when you need more than a "pair of hands" from the players you mobilize - so you get their ingenuity and initiative, so solve problems you haven't yet imagined
- Prevent role confusion and role conflicts, so the partners you mobilize are clear about what's needed when - with the agility and fluidity you'd expect to score points on the pitch
The innovation you want to bring forward may be your baby. But that doesn't mean it can be yours alone. It takes a village to raise a child. And that starts with a definition of the players you want to bring into your village, so you have the skills, funding, support and execution you need to get traction.
That's the goal of this Quest in your Courage Leadership Journey - to step up, lean in and architect the network you want to mobilize, so you can triumph and profit through turbulence, rather than just ride out the turbulence.
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Dr Merom Klein + Dr Louise Yochee Klein wrote the book for leaders to Make Courage Contagious. They coached thousands of high-potential leaders , growth-company CEOs and bizdev/sales leaders to step up, lean in, take charge, reach out, boost their impact and make a bigger difference.
They equip innovators and early adopters to be trusted advisors and challengers, not merely order-takers, so they drive adoption and upgrade the standard of care. They equip leaders to use diversity, inclusion, engagement to "Bring it on!" when conflict, abrasion and multiple interests can deliver better business decisions. They'll equip you to mobilize the support you need and recruit the right players for the right assignments in your matrix or virtual team.
Their successes as American-Canadian-Israeli Business Psychologists include assignments with high-potential innovation leaders at J&J, Merck, Solvay, Sanofi, Abbvie, Tekni-Plex, West, LifeArc, Pacira, Cigna, Aetna, Rafa"el, Amdocs, Quaker-Houghton, Avantor/VWR, ARAMARK, KeyCorp, iAngels, Keiretsu Forum and thousands of mid-market and entrepreneurial ventures as well as defence and government agencies in North America, Europe, UK, Latin America, Asia, Africa, New Zealand + Israel.
Quest Curriculum
- 4 PowerUPs
- Coaching By Louise Yochee + Merom
- Community Support
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PowerUP 01 THINK MATRIX, NOT JUST HIERARCHY
Do you know what leaders need most - to get traction, get funded and get ahead by making a difference? And why authority and being the boss doesn’t automatically give you what leaders need most? See whether you can lift your thinking beyond risk-averse traps like hierarchy deference and silo myopia
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PowerUP 02 WHO'S IT ALL FOR?
Ultimately buyers + users sit at the top of any enterprise hierarchy. They're the real key to budgets, timelines, and approvals that gives you traction Test your awareness of what buyers need to open doors for your success - and what will expand your buyer awareness + product-market fit
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PowerUP 03 BUILD YOUR MOBILIZATON MAP
Learn from leaders who failed to step up as Orchestrators . Then, map supporters you need to position with the right assignments - as Sponsors, as the Key Orchestrator (if that’s not you), as Advisors, as Executors, as Connectors and Co-Orchestrators getting traction on parallel initiatives
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PowerUP 04 HUDDLE + REFINE YOUR MAP, THEN REACH OUT
Get input from your Courage Coach and from Sponsors who can Advise, Open Doors and give you Air Cover and top-down legitimacy - before you move forward, initiate conversations and mobilize the support you need.