The Seat at the Table is Not the Destination
What GCC leaders discover when they finally get the strategic influence they worked for... Getting the seat at the table is not the hard part. Using it is. • Senior GCC leaders work hard - sometimes for years - to earn a place in strategic conversations • What many discover, once they are in the room, is that the language required is one they were never explicitly taught • In this article, explore why the skills that earn strategic access are not the same skills that create strategic influence - and what the difference looks like in practice • This is the transition most GCC leadership development programs do not prepare you for
The Memo Nobody Sent (The GCC mandate has changed)
Why GCC leaders are navigating a transition nobody formally briefed them on. The GCC mandate has changed. Most leaders were never told. • The expectations placed on senior GCC leaders have shifted fundamentally - from execution excellence to enterprise partnership • But the shift happened without announcement, without a new job description and without a development roadmap • In this article, explore what has actually changed, why the gap it creates is so difficult to name - and what closing it requires • If you lead a GCC - or lead within one - this is the conversation your organisation is probably not having