Smooth cross-team collaboration is the top thing to do to amplify career growth in this hybrid work era. Eyeing that promotion or applying for a dream role? Go beyond being just a good team player with these ABCDEs:
Appreciation
A simple "thank you Roger" on that slack channel goes a long way in fostering a great cross-team relationship. A direct message to your peers' manager with what/how they helped you will go even further.
Borrow credibility
It is extremely difficult to build relationships and hence - credibility with every stakeholder you work with. Feel free to borrow your teams/manager's/mission's credibility. And then work extremely hard to keep it, and also to expand on it.
Communicate clearly
The focus should be to be clear, not clever when talking to people with whom we do not interact often. Have a framework in mind when you set meetings - a good option is the "Purpose, Process & Payoffs" model. Pay special attention to setting context when messaging / emailing people.
Demonstrate leadership without direct authority
This is the "skill" to develop to rally the peers, the people who do not report to you, and the people within different teams around a common goal.
Empathy
Realizing the fact that every colleague of yours will have different and multiple motivations to achieve goals and will hence pursue each task with a different intensity.
These are the top things that come to my mind when thinking about cross-team collaboration with the amazing colleagues I work with at Sysdig and its partners. What are some things on top of yours?
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