I don’t have the whole answer. And that’s rather the point.

I don’t have the whole answer.
And that’s rather the point.

I’ve been involved with Your Virtual Board from the beginning, and one of the things that attracted me was the idea that a business doesn’t need one person who can do everything.

It needs the right people, with the right expertise, at the right time.

That’s particularly relevant to the work I do.

Where I’m coming from

For the past 9+ years I’ve worked with C-suite executives, directors and senior leadership, helping them navigate the people and leadership challenges that come with running and growing an organisation.

Before that, I spent a decade in a hedge fund environment, following an earlier career across multiple sectors. So I’ve spent a fair amount of time around the commercial realities of organisations, as well as the people expected to lead them.

And underneath all of that is psychology. Understanding what drives people, how they respond to change, what gets in the way of good leadership and, importantly, what happens when the person at the top is part of the problem they are trying to solve.

Does any of this sound familiar?

> Sometimes the issue is obvious but keeps getting pushed down the list.
> Communication at the top isn’t landing quite as intended.
> The leadership team isn’t getting the engagement or ownership you’d hoped for.
> You’re finding yourself having the same conversations with people rather than getting them to take responsibility.
> You have a voice in the room, but not quite the influence you need.
> Or performance management keeps landing back with you, when actually your leaders need to own more of it themselves.

These aren’t necessarily problems that require another full-time hire. But they can have a disproportionate effect on a business.

Why the YVB model

That’s where I see the YVB model being particularly useful.

I’m delighted to be part of a team that can bring together commercial, financial, operational, people and leadership expertise around what a business needs, without assuming it needs all of those things all of the time.

And I’m particularly looking forward to bringing my experience in leadership diagnostics, psychometrics and coaching into that mix, including the opportunity to work with multiple people across an organisation rather than looking at leadership in isolation.

I’ve always believed that there is rarely one complete answer to a complex organisational challenge.

Sometimes you just need the right people around the table.

I’m proud to be one of them.

By Kim Cutler
Senior Leadership Coach and Associate at Your Virtual Board

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If any of this sounds familiar, Kim would be glad to talk. Find out more about her at yourvirtualboard.co/kim-cutler

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