Today is International Women’s Day 2022 and on that note I would like to celebrate everyone working tirelessly to achieve equality. My pledge this year is to create a positive visual of women through any work I do. Women can and are able to achieve great things. In today’s Blog, we take a deeper look … More Improving Personal Performance: Influencing Styles – Directing
We have dealt with the topic of influencing in several blog posts but in this “Improving Personal Performance” series, we want to take a deeper look at how we can obtain positive business outcomes through Influence, Conflict Management and Impact. We will start the series by examining different influencing styles, the benefits of each style … More Improving Personal Performance: Influencing Styles and Preferences
One of the hallmarks of an outstanding Business Analyst or Leader is authenticity. Authenticity is the quality of being genuine or real. You may ask why? Why do I need to be genuine or real as a leader or Business Analyst? Its simple – In your role as a leader, you are dealing with people, … More “Be yourself, everyone else is already taken” – Oscar Wilde
Have you ever found yourself having a conversation in your head while someone is speaking to you? Do you find yourself evaluating what is being said and even preparing a defence or counter-argument even before they have finished talking? Many of us naturally respond in this way which means we sometimes miss opportunities to gain … More Are you listening?
For many of us having a great delivery track record is important. How do we get things done? How do we ensure key decisions are made and followed through to completion? Simple answer lies in one’s ability to influence. Following the three part series on Influence strategies (check the posts out here) I have had … More Getting things done!
It was Simon Sinek who said “Start with why” when attempting to inspire others to take action. As a business analyst, I have found this concept very useful particularly during the analysis phase of a project or business change activity. The “Why” of a thing is at the very heart of purpose. So whether you’re … More WHY?
There are many ways to achieve influence. Successful Influencing requires that you deploy the right strategy dependent on the situation at hand. Today we continue our influencing series by taking a look at another 3 strategies for influence. BARGAINING/ NEGOTIATION This is the process of brokering a mutually satisfactory outcome. The purpose of this strategy … More INFLUENCE STRATEGIES II
Influence is a huge part of leadership and one of the main competencies of a Business Analyst. If you have not read our blog on the influencing competency of a Business Analyst, you can read it here. Starting today, we are going to look at the several strategies that you can deploy for achieving influence … More INFLUENCE STRATEGIES
One of the key skills a BA needs to possess is Problem Solving. Problem solving is however not just a BA skill but a life skill, hence it is to be valued and developed by all. To solve problems effectively a BA must do the following well: Identify and define the problem – First you … More Problem Solving – A life skill, not just a BA skill
Most people take more risks than they’ll like to admit. Each time we take a step out of our front door we are taking a risk and betting that all will be well and we will return. I could go further to say that mere existence is a risk. After all anything can happen at … More Progress and Risk
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