This week I had the opportunity to interview
Jack Mollen, Executive VP of HR for EMC,
on the topic of Preserving Your Value,
for my Azzarello Group monthly member call.
It was a great session!
Download a Podcast of this Interview
TOP 10 IDEAS
JACK MOLLEN SHARED WITH US
YOU Own Your Career Development
1. Your career development is up to YOU. You should never get surprised about how much you or your role is valued. It is up to you to get feedback, stay informed, understand the business and technology, and continuously develop and upgrade your skills.
Add Value to the Business
2. Delivering excellent results is entry stakes – there is no way around that. You need to understand what drives the business and add real value.
3. The best leaders are not distracted by noise and activity. They have an ability to relentlessly focus on the few critical priorities which have the biggest impact on the business.
Communicate
4. The best leaders are able to motivate the team and communicate the business strategy and the critical priorities in a way people can relate to. They do this through speeches, informal discussions, meetings, blogs, and most importantly listening. Communicating well is a big deal.
Think Global
5. It’s important to realize that we are in a global economy. It’s not just your company that is global. YOU are part of a global community. Embrace this. Understand how to get value from, and add value as an individual, on a global scale.
6. Companies are optimizing their workforces to take advantage of talent globally. Global expansion is not just about cost reduction — it’s about optimizing talent.
Embrace Technology
7. You need to understand technology. You need to know the difference between being a high value knowledge worker vs. doing a task that can be replaced by technology.
8. You need to upgrade your skills, and specifically get involved in Web 2.0 social networking. Learn about it, use it. Get involved. This is critical to preserving and increasing your value. Jack realy emphasized this point.
Connect and Share Knowledge
9 . Value is created by sharing knowledge. Visibility is created by sharing knowledge. Informal leaders are emerging by creating thought leadership online through Web 2.0 blogs and social networks.
10. Do not underestimate the value of this and the need to jump in. Think globally. Share information. Build your network. Much of the best thinking (and the most valuable people) in the organization is being found in online discussions and networks.
Thank you again to Jack Mollen for a great session!
Download a Podcast of this session.
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