"The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting in above average effort." -- Colin Powell, former four-star U.S. Army general and Secretary of State.
| Fighting Your Corner: Protecting Your Team in a Competitive Workplace |
As Tarzan liked to remind Jane after a hard day's work, it's a jungle out there. The business world has become more competitive than ever, given the global market and the exploding Chinese and Indian economies. While that also provides more opportunity, because the pie has grown bigger, we still have to scramble for our slices. We all require agility, efficiency,
and speed if we're to get what we need. But it's a jungle in here, too. A large organization by necessity consists of numerous teams, often competing for their chunk of the company slice. With limited internal resources, if you don't fight for your team, you may find yourself dealing with scarce resources just when you need them the
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| In this article, let's take a look at some basic ways you can fairly fight your corner and protect your team from poachers, budget cuts, downsizing, and all the other internal factors that
can deflate your productivity. Stand Up and Fight Your team members may not expect you to fight for them in any sense. Most of us have seen too many self-serving CYA maneuvers over the years to really be surprised when a leader slinks off into "every-man-for-himself" territory. So why not surprise them by facing your in-house rivals like a
team player? Keep these things in mind when the going gets tough.
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1. Present your needs forthrightly and clearly. Who do you think will get the resources he needs: the shrinking violet, or the fighter who stands up and asks
for the necessary resources? Too often, I've seen people curse the darkness when they could have just flipped the light switch. If you can't get what you want, stand up and ask for it. See your superior(s) and outline your needs clearly, especially if you've just landed something new and urgent. Don't make demands, but don't shrink from your duty to provide for your team, either. Remember: they can't proceed unless you provision them. |
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basis via an author-led discussion forum. In today's world of rapid, disruptive change, strategy can't be separate from execution—it has to emerge from execution. You have to continually adjust your strategy to fit new realities. But if your organization isn't set up to be fast on its feet, you could easily go the way of Blockbuster or Borders. |
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