These words open up into possibility. These words facilitate dialogue. And…..when asked by the Chairman throughout a senior executive’s resignation process, they will likely evoke both personal and professional choice on the spur of the moment.
All relationships have arcs, with some lasting a day, a week, a month and others many years. With increasing complexity and ambiguity in the corporate landscape, many senior executives are now trading off length of loyal service for a myriad of reasons, moving more regularly to ‘greener pastures’. Upon resignation, it is commonplace for a surface-level conversation to occur regarding reasons for leaving. Yet, can there be exceptions? ‘What if’ the Chairman of the Board contacted the departing senior executive with just one brief question: ‘what would you like me to know’? How would you respond?
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Either way, this question would have to be one of the smartest questions ever for a leader to ask, transferring responsibility to the one being lead. Not only would the Chairman gather some kind of information but also they would gain valuable insights into the person’s inner priorities and their current state of being. With the future being very much a product of the past, what value do you see in this question?
*Chairman = ChairPerson, ChairLady. Gender non-specific
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business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
Serving a broad cross-section of industries, we clarify organizational priorities, strengthen foundations, align workplace practices and measure results; in essence we work with the core of change.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
Serving a broad cross-section of industries, we clarify organizational priorities, strengthen foundations, align workplace practices and measure results; in essence we work with the core of change.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
Serving a broad cross-section of industries, we clarify organizational priorities, strengthen foundations, align workplace practices and measure results; in essence we work with the core of change.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
Serving a broad cross-section of industries, we clarify organizational priorities, strengthen foundations, align workplace practices and measure results; in essence we work with the core of change.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
business en motion’ is a business consultancy and learning organization which moves businesses and leaders ahead – ahead of current performance and competition.
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