HQ not supporting communication? What’s stopping YOU?

“There’s a lack of communication across the organization.”

That’s one of the most common challenges leaders share with me, especially in large organizations or organizations spread across a wide geographic area. However, I hear the same complaint in smaller organizations too where leaders from different departments all park their cars in the same lot.

The problem is usually attributed to headquarters. That is, HQ or top management somehow doesn’t support, encourage or provide opportunities for department or regional leaders to interact, share ideas and best practices and generally support one another.

My stock answer is, “What’s stopping YOU?”

In THE SENSEI LEADER I share this idea:

“The most effective leaders are the people who do without being told, ask before being asked…”

We have literally no barriers to communication today––if we’re willing to communicate. We have free and open access to instant messaging, discussion threads and virtual meeting spaces…

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