You Don’t Know Where to Start With BRM? Neither Did Any of Us Once
There is a particular feeling of being stuck that people in BRM roles know well. Maybe the discipline is brand new to you, and the acronym itself still feels foreign. Maybe you have been doing this work for years, and you have hit a wall. The frameworks are in place,...
Nobody Dropped the Ball. They Just Never Agreed Who Was Holding It.
Picture a relay race where nobody trains for the handoff. Every runner is fast, every runner is committed, and yet the baton keeps hitting the track, because everyone assumed someone else knew when to pass it. That's most organizations, most quarters: individually...
Stop Changing Strategy, Start Collaborating
The strategy was good; you know it was good. The research was thorough, the logic was sound, and when you presented it, people nodded in agreement. There was energy in the room and this time felt different. Six months later, the project has quietly stalled. Ownership...
THE LEADERSHIP PROMOTION THAT BROKE EVERYTHING
(A Story Most Leaders Won't Admit) https://youtu.be/_SL5Q-pFbv0 You’ve earned the promotion, the one you’ve worked toward for years. And for about a week, it felt exactly like you imagined it would. Then the meetings started, the politics surfaced, and the people who...
Why Even Great Leaders Lose People Mid-Meeting
You're mid-presentation. The slides are solid, the data is there, and you've prepared for every question. But somewhere around slide four, you feel it; the room is shifting. Eyes drop to phones, and someone asks a question that tells you they stopped listening ten...
Is Your Leadership Lifting You Up…or Slowing You Down?
Business relationship management (BRM) is one of the most powerful—and most underdeveloped—leadership competencies in organizations. This article will help you identify essential BRM capabilities and learn how to address strategic gaps....