In this presentation, Wendy Gilbert shares her thoughts on both strategy and influence.
Main takeaways:
- The definition of a strategy
- How to go about creating a strategy
- Ideas on how to improve your influence within your product and/or organization
11. • What is a strategy?
• Components of a strategy
• Successful strategies
• What is influence?
• Qualities of good influencers
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12. Strategy
an integrated, overarching concept of how the
business will achieve its objectives
A product strategy outlines where the product is going, how it will
get there and why it will succeed. The product strategy enables you
to focus on a specific target market and feature set, instead of trying
to be everything to everyone.
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MaRs Library -- https://www.marsdd.com/mars-library/product-strategy-setting-your-strategic-vision-for-product-offerings/
24. Economic logic
How will you return on your investment?
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Decreased
cost
New sales or
market
Increase $$
from existing
sales
Better results
25. A good strategy is:
https://www.sas.com/en_us/insights/articles/data-management/8-ways-an-enterprise-data-strategy-enables-big-data-analytics.html
• Practical -- easy to follow when conducting
daily activities
• Relevant -- contextual to the
organization/team, not generic
• Evolutionary -- expected to change on a
regular basis
• Connected/integrated with everything that
comes after it or from it
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26. Why do some strategies fail?
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“Strategy equals execution. All the great ideas and visions in the world are
worthless if they can't be implemented rapidly and efficiently.” – Colin Powell
31. It wasn’t a strategy in the first place
to provide a centralized Data Platform that can deliver quality data, in a timely fashion, to
maximize value for both internal and external customers
to grow the company 15 percent
to launch/transition to cloud service model by Jan 2019
Big Data
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40. What do people expect from their leaders?
• To know where they are going
• Communication
• Competence
• Authenticity
• Energy & Enthusiasm
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41. Influence Styles
• Rationalizing -- logic and reason
• Asserting -- personal confidence and direction
• Negotiating -- compromise without sacrificing long term goal
• Inspiring -- shared mission, draw on passion to open people’s eyes to new
possibilities
• Bridging -- uniting and connecting others, listening and building coalitions
• ...
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42. As with strategy, one size doesn’t fit all
• We can’t all be charismatic, born leaders
• Do I really need to lower my voice?
• We don’t all need to lean in, but it’s fine if you want to
• It shouldn’t feel like manipulation, be genuine
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43. Increasing Influence
• Self Awareness -- Know your strengths and weaknesses and manage them
• Be competent, be prepared
• Don’t be afraid to be vulnerable
• Assume positive intent
• Treat others well and solicit their opinions and expertise
• Embrace difficult conversations – avoid passive aggressiveness
• Tell stories
• Be emotionally curious -- connect with people and understand what drives them
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