Saving a Leader’s Job

An executive in a large marketing organization was put in charge of a new staff department designed to coordinate services across other areas.  A new CEO came on board who questioned the value-added of the staff function, but the department head kept fighting to keep her organization afloat with a style that almost resulted in a loss of her job as well as the department.  With Nova’s training, she began using far more effective influence strategies to work with the CEO.  She not only participated in a restructuring of her area that reduced redundant headcount and re-integrated her function into others, she saved her position and reputation.  Soon after, she was promoted into another organization with line responsibilities.