Smart Leaders Are OK with Seeming Uncertain

By Don Moore

The expression of confidence is intimately tied up with leadership.  Would-be leaders are careful to present a confident face because it helps gain them credibility and convince others that they know what they are doing.

When George W. Bush faced John Kerry in their first Presidential debate in 2004, Bush criticized Kerry for having vacillated on the war in Iraq.  “I just know how this world works,” Bush declared.  “And in the councils of government, there must be certainty from the U.S. President.”  Even those who may have disagreed with Bush’s policies may nevertheless support this view.  In his profile of President Barack Obama, Michael Lewis put it this way: “After you have made your decision, you need to feign total certainty about it. People being led do not want to think probabilistically.” (more…)

How Great Coaches Ask, Listen, and Empathize

by Ed Batista

Historically, leaders achieved their position by virtue of experience on the job and in-depth knowledge. They were expected to have answers and to readily provide them when employees were unsure about what to do or how to do it. The leader was the person who knew the most, and that was the basis of their authority.

Leaders today still have to understand their business thoroughly, but it’s unrealistic and ill-advised to expect them to have all the answers. Organizations are simply too complex for leaders to govern on that basis. One way for leaders to adjust to this shift is to adopt a new role: that of coach. By using coaching methods and techniques in the right situations, leaders can still be effective without knowing all the answers and without telling employees what to do. (more…)

Analytics Sales in BPO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our client has been recognized as a market leader in Business Analytics Operations for the last two years in a row.

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with BPO sales leaders as an analytics expert selling new services to new and existing accounts
  • Partner with and support existing sales channel
  • Understand sales channel’s strategy and objectives
  • Develop strong working relationships with our clients account management  teams  and their client stakeholders to identify analytics opportunities and support pipeline building (more…)