The Ask
3 days ago
- #leadership-strategies
- #meeting-dynamics
- #career-advancement
- The author discusses dealing with unfamiliar meetings with no clear agenda and the importance of attending despite the lack of prior context.
- Three assumptions are proposed for such meetings: there is a valid reason for the meeting, a specific ask exists for the attendee, and someone is responsible for ensuring the ask is addressed.
- A 'Promotion Conversation' scenario illustrates using the question 'How can I help?' to uncover the underlying ask, such as career advancement or compensation.
- In a 'We-Need-You' meeting, the challenge involves explaining team processes and planning cycles to unfamiliar groups, emphasizing that immediate agreement to an ask is not advisable.
- The 'Shared Fate Meeting' highlights the long-term value of regular meetings with key stakeholders, leading to serendipitous collaborations and avoiding duplicated efforts.
- Senior leadership often relies on intuition and accumulated experience to navigate ambiguous situations, rather than solely on data-driven decisions.