By Peter Lijnse, Leadership Coach:
“Every year has its stories — the triumphs, the chaos, the “did-that-really-just-happen?” moments. But if you’re a BRM, those stories hit a little differently. Between the meetings, the miscommunications, the miracles, and the occasional meltdown, you somehow keep organizations moving forward with equal parts strategy, patience, and pure wizardry.
So before we step into another year of aligning, advising, influencing, and translating the untranslatable, let’s take a moment to celebrate the highlights — or at least laugh at them.
Here’s your year-end wrap-up, BRM-style!”
Top Skill Demonstrated:
Attending webinars. So. Many. Webinars.
Enough that your webcam now knows more about your face than your friends do.
Big Achievement:
You got your BRMP or CBRM certification.
You studied, you stressed, you questioned your life choices …
And then you passed.
You’re basically a BRM superhero now — cape optional.
Most Surprising Talent:
Making your business groups happy.
It only took twelve conversations, three clarifications, and two existential crises …
But hey, you did it!
Most Used BRM Phrase:
‘It depends.’
Followed closely by: ‘But let’s talk about what you’re actually trying to achieve.’
Top Listening Moment:
You listened to a request that made absolutely no sense …
and still turned it into something meaningful.
That’s not a skill — that’s magic!
Most Replayed Scene:
Explaining the BRM role.
Again.
And Again.
And AGAIN.
Most Unexpected Win:
That one project where everyone finally aligned.
You know the one.
As rare as a meeting that ends early and on purpose
So here’s your wrap-up:
You built relationships, you cleared up confusion, you translated chaos, and you kept things moving. Not bad for one year!
Cheers to next year — where we do it all again … but with fewer meetings.
Hopefully!
Happy Holidays!
Peter Lijnse & Elka Schrijver
Lead The Pack Consulting
Leadership Education, BRM Training, Courses, Coaching and Consulting
Lead the Pack Consulting specializes in business relationship management (BRM) leadership development. Our years of experience in Leadership Management Education, Training, Courses, Coaching and Consulting help us support business relationship management teams and provide them with the leadership skills needed to overcome their challenges. We have provided leadership coaching to business relationship managers, leaders, and teams in a variety of organizations and industries. Since 2013, we have been a registered provider of business relationship management certification workshops and coaching.
Lead and Succeed
Our coaches, Elka Schrijver and Peter Lijnse, have both won the prestigious Arnie Award from the Business Relationship Management (BRM) Institute for their work to embody, enhance, and promote business relationship management knowledge throughout the global BRM community. They have been actively involved in the BRM Institute since it was founded in 2013 and have been contributing authors for several components of the BRM Body of Knowledge and certification courses. They are currently writing a series of practical, user-friendly books about mastering business relationship management leadership skills.