MARK'S RESoURCES: POLITICAL SAVVY / ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY

WELCOME

Thank you for engaging with me during our time together! Below are resources from the summit. At the bottom are a couple of additional bonus resources related to organizational and team health from my work helping leaders build functional, collaborative, and aligned teams. Reach out any time at mark@markskenny.com or (615) 656-0465. I also love it when people connect with me on LinkedIn.

HOMEWORK 🙂

Schedule a Skip Level Meeting: Skip Level Meeting Questions (up and down)

Reminders:

• Let your boss know what you are doing.
• Ask for 15 minutes.
• Don’t go over time unless invited.
• Assume anything you say can and will be said to others.
• The purpose is only to ask questions, listen, and learn.

Note: this document also includes skip level meeting questions for you to have a skip level meeting two levels below you.

GENERAL RESOURCES

MARK’S SLIDES

Download Mark’s Slides
Influence Style Slides

Something extra: Mark’s article on Handling the Unexpected (sometimes we fear the unexpected and it keeps us from engaging in political situations)

MARK’S HANDOUTS

Download Mark’s Political Savvy Handout
Download Mark’s Organizational Agility Handout

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

Originals by Adam Grant (especially good read for how to make a difference in the world / your organization)
The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith

EXTRA STUFF

ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH OVERVIEW

This document provides a summary of the four disciplines of organizational (and team) health. I use this model all the time to great effect. This model solves the problem of organizations who are not moving in the same direction.

Download the Overview

TEAM ACTIVITY: DEVELOP IDEAL TEAM PLAYERS

The first step to building a cohesive team is for everyone to show up as team players. Conduct this simple, 30-60 minute activity to develop trust and begin to change the conversation on the team. Suggested sequence:

1. Watch Pat’s video at the bottom of this page.

2. Download this exercise to conduct with your team.