The politics are intense, the stakes career-defining, and the risks to you are very real.
You are senior enough to be exposed but not senior enough to be protected.
Are you facing?
Business unit or departmental rivalries
Conflicts with CEOs or peers over performance or budgetary allocation
Failing or underperforming products or services
Organizational restructuring that threaten your position
Corporate politics
Questions that have been asked.
“Two divisions - one under me and one under a peer VP— are undermining each other. My peer is stonewalling any resolution while covering himself with excuses for not cooperating, and I suspect he’s encouraging the conflict to weaken me and position himself to take control of both divisions. How do I respond?"
My division is consistently missing targets, and I'm running out of room to explain it away. How do I reset performance before it becomes a career crisis?"
“I need to push back on a strategy I believe is value-destructive. How do I dissent without being sidelined?"
The CEO has begun openly questioning my judgment in meetings. How do I respond without appearing defensive or weak?"
"I’m being set up to be the fall guy. What do I do?"
I’ve been approached about supplanting the CEO, but I don’t know if it’s a trap to get loyalty or a real chance to move up. How do I navigate this without ending my career?"
We understand the weight of the problem you are facing.
We have been there.
In one-hour we will navigate through the complexities of your problem, identify the strongest solutions to safeguard your position.