{"id":225889,"date":"2021-10-27T05:05:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T11:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/corevalues.com\/?p=225889"},"modified":"2021-10-27T05:05:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T11:05:51","slug":"will-your-next-ceo-have-the-best-collaboration-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/dev\/2021\/10\/27\/will-your-next-ceo-have-the-best-collaboration-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Your Next CEO Have the Best Collaboration Skills?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iStock_000006465873diverse-group-woman-forward1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-225809\" src=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/iStock_000006465873diverse-group-woman-forward1-1024x653.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Who do you think is next in line for CEO within your organization? Does he or she possess the best collaboration skills? Chances are, you placed your bet on the sales and marketing director, the general counsel, the financial VP, or the operations director.<\/p>\n<p>You wouldn\u2019t even think that about your Chief Human Resources Officer or CHRO (or anyone in HR for that matter).\u00a0 To be candid, Human Resources (HR) Directors or CHROs are rarely groomed for the top position.\u00a0 They aren\u2019t given the opportunity to gain business experience the way other executives are.\u00a0 Instead, they are confined to their department and expected to support leaders and potential leaders around them.<\/p>\n<p>The thing is, many leaders in the C-suite often lack people experience.\u00a0 \u00a0The deficiency is hardly noticeable but the effects can be catastrophic.\u00a0\u00a0 When leaders climb the corporate ladder without dedicating a substantial portion of their time to HR, they fail to value the people part of their business. This includes their employees, team members, and customers.\u00a0 As a result,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Collaboration suffers:<\/li>\n<li>Strategies are executed poorly because of employee disengagement;<\/li>\n<li>Employees tend to leave not because of the work but because of dreadful bosses;<\/li>\n<li>Morale is low because of a distressing work culture and a lack of recognition and respect from all levels;<\/li>\n<li>Businesses and customers are lost because of careless decisions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Why do HR leaders have the best collaboration skills?<\/h3>\n<p>The bigger reason is that HR leaders help <strong>build trust, <\/strong>which is one of the best collaboration skills. Trust is the T in TIGERS.\u00a0 It\u2019s a TIGERS principle that we introduce in every training and coaching session.\u00a0 When employees don\u2019t trust their leaders, they aren\u2019t inclined to tackle initiatives. \u00a0Expect them to do the minimum and nothing more. \u00a0On a larger scale, misconduct can be rampant whether it involves sexual harassment or business ethics.\u00a0 HR leaders are in the best position to build trust because they know how to create a culture that instills confidence.\u00a0 Further, they can build a strong foundation of behaviors and values that would cut across other social issues (racism, gender inequality\u2026 etc)<\/p>\n<p>Another reason that CHRO&#8217;s are adept at flexing their best collaboration skills is that an HR person can <strong>help create an environment of safety<\/strong>.\u00a0 Psychological safety, that is.\u00a0 2020 is a perfect example.\u00a0 When cities were on lockdown, organizations had to move quickly to keep up with the changing demand.\u00a0 But keeping up with the demand wasn\u2019t enough.\u00a0 Many organizations had to rethink the way they did business, including the creation of innovative ways to give clients exceptional customer experiences.<\/p>\n<p>The way to survive was to speed up the decision-making processes by tapping the expertise of employees.\u00a0 This means giving teams the authority to make decisions on their own and the elbow room to try and fail under highly structured criteria.\u00a0 The psychological safety and emotional support that comes from allowing your employees to try, fail, and learn do wonders for both engagement and agility.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>This isn\u2019t to say that the next CEO must always be someone from HR<\/h3>\n<p>But the strength that comes from someone adept with people dynamics cannot be ignored.<\/p>\n<p>As a leader takes more responsibility, other skills take precedence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ability to listen<\/li>\n<li>Conflict Resolution Skills<\/li>\n<li>Negotiation skills<\/li>\n<li>Ability to focus<\/li>\n<li>Ability to keep calm under pressure<\/li>\n<li>Team Building skills<\/li>\n<li>Seeing the bigger picture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After some time in a field of expertise, you will undoubtedly have technical skills and experience.\u00a0 These skills are, of course, extremely important to professional development. Taking your career to the next step by accepting a position of leadership and greater responsibility means that an entirely different set of skills must be honed as well.<\/p>\n<p>These additional skills are what we often refer to as people management skills.\u00a0 It\u2019s a skill that must be developed with experience, practice, training, and coaching.<\/p>\n<p>A leader with these skills can spell the difference between a highly engaged, motivated, and productive team versus a demoralized, frustrated team that will most likely jump ship when the rainy days come.<\/p>\n<h3>Organizing teams quickly<\/h3>\n<p>When it comes to organizing teams quickly, the person with solid people skills, someone familiar with the organization\u2019s talent pool, and relationship dynamics can bring the team forward and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Passing the baton to someone with substantial people \u201cexposure\u201d or perhaps elevating the HR head to a Vice President role is something all organizations would benefit from looking into.<\/p>\n<p>We often read about how employees must be considered valuable assets that its become clich\u00e9.\u00a0 However, they\u2019re often stuck as a \u201ccost center\u201d.\u00a0 What if employees are also seen as stakeholders?<\/p>\n<p>Many CEOs are rocking their markets because of this shift.\u00a0 When the top-tier views the organization as a series of systems, they understand that problems aren\u2019t just the problem of one business unit.\u00a0 Therefore, they tend to focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/cross-functional-teams\/how-to-get-the-most-from-your-cross-functional-team\/\">cross-functional team development<\/a> or that type of problem-solving that involves getting people with different expertise to work towards a common goal.\u00a0 This is a different approach \u2013 quite different from the proverbial \u201cdirection\u201d approach.<\/p>\n<p><b>Leading people isn\u2019t a reward for a great track record.\u00a0 It\u2019s a huge responsibility that requires not just talent, but training \u2013 training that includes employee empowerment techniques that enable them to solve complex problems that benefit the entire organization.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>TIGERS has training programs that zero in on this.\u00a0 Mentor and groom the next-generation CEOs and leaders in your organization with <a href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/tigers-sucess-series-founder\/\">TIGERS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Care to Dig Deeper into best collaboration skills for leaders?<\/h3>\n<p>Here is available training on collaborative and people oriented skill development:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free course:\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.corevalues.com\/courses\/6-principles-that-build-high-performance-teams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6 Principles that Build High Performance Teams and Collaborative Work Culture<\/a>.\u00a0 Our mission in this certificate course is to give you a working knowledge of the TIGERS 6 Principles, how they came about and what they can do to improve collaboration in your workforce.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.corevalues.com\/courses\/collaboration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TIGERS Collaborative Leader<\/a>.\u00a0 The mission of this certificated course is to help you avoid 3 big mistakes that cause collaboration and high performance teamwork to fail.\u00a0 Unlike a traditional top-down work structure, collaborative leadership encourages a more open culture. Each employee understands what\u2019s happening in other departments, recognizes the shared purpose of their organization, and sees how their role fits into that overarching purpose. The role of a collaborative leader is to facilitate cooperation between departments, high performance behaviors in departments and on cross-functional teams and engagement and connection among employees. This course teaches you how to avoid 3 mistakes that cause collaboration and high performance teamwork to fail.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.corevalues.com\/courses\/leadership-fundamentals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TIGERS 6 Principles Leadership Fundamentals<\/a>.\u00a0 The mission in the certificated course is to give you both the skills and attitudes to build and\u00a0 lead high performance teams while doing so within the training design. This program gives you the opportunity to apply what you learn while making a measurable difference in your department or team. Coaching is available as an option with this program, too, so it is offered on demand and with coaching for your optimum success and fulfillment.<\/li>\n<li>There&#8217;s more, too.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/my-schedule.timetrade.com\/app\/td-148770\/workflows\/n8psq\/schedule\/welcome?wfsid=16a5bef5-baba97f6-16a5be82-baba97f6-00000002-737dco3gjf1psn27v7jn28ojstfq8dg7&amp;view=full&amp;fs=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" rel=\"nofollow\">Contact us today<\/a> to take your leadership to the next level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Copyright TIGERS Success Series, Inc. by Dianne Crampton<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/product-thumb_micro-training.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-22604\" src=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/product-thumb_micro-training-300x197.png\" alt=\"genuine feedback\" width=\"334\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a>About TIGERS Success Series, Inc.<\/h3>\n<p>TIGERS is a Bend, Oregon collaborative work culture consultancy that promotes behaviors that support six principles necessary for high performance work groups. These principles are trust, interdependence, genuineness, empathy, risk and success.<\/p>\n<p>TIGERS offers assessments, micro-training, facilitation and consulting services that transform adequate work groups into high performance work cultures.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/my.timetrade.com\/book\/N8PSQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Schedule a conversation to learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who do you think is next in line for CEO within your organization? Does he or she possess the best collaboration skills? Chances are, you placed your bet on the sales and marketing director, the general counsel, the financial VP, or the operations director. 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