K. Alyssa Dan

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Something important in effective management is being able to communicate purpose. People buy into your plans a lot more easy if you can explain why you are doing things. My artifact for Managing is the video on the Golden Circle. In this video, it outlines how communicating your "Why" before anything, allows you to manage behaviors or even whole markets in the business world. I love this video because it makes what the phrase, "That people matter to business and that businesses matter to people," more relevant. If we are able to tell stories that explain out intent we have a better chance of being effective leaders and managers. 

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I have seen this happen serving as the Chief of Staff for the SUMMIT Conference. I saw that in meetings with the executive team that I simply had a to do list of tasks to check off, then I felt like I could not hold my teams attentions. On the other hand, when I was able to explain why we and certain action items to set up our tasks, then I felt as if I could hold the teams attention and that they worked more passionately through the tasks we needed to complete.  

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Moving into a working environment I will be placed on small client services teams where it is important that each team member pulls their own weight on the project. Using these skills to help my firms teams will hopeful be a benefit I bring to all my teams as I first start my career.