Tear down the silos: How to help others help you

One of our key takeaways was that there are now abundant opportunities for communications executives to be out front with a deeper sphere of influence. For some, these prospects are exciting and for others, who are more comfortable working behind the scenes to help others shine, they can be daunting. Either way, your seat at the table is well-deserved and there are ways to embrace greater visibility and influence while still being authentic to your leadership style.

Helping others help you

Leaning into a leadership role comes with unforeseen opportunities and challenges, including bandwidth, budget and staffing. Doing “more with less” has become the mantra of corporate America. Therefore, we encourage you to look over the fence and take advantage of cross-functional collaboration in order to get the most out of the organization’s resources while creating space for you to grow.