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If I’m recruiting a VP or C executive, I focus a lot on how well off the individuals are who reported to you as much as I do the financial or operational impact that you’ve made on an organization. We’re typically looking at those who reported to you as references vs those above you.

If you're leading a large organization and over the span of 10 years, you've been unable to solve or improve numerous problems across various areas—in fact, things have worsened—then it's clear you've failed in managing this role effectively for a decade.

Part 2 - Reflection and acknowledgement: Homer - My first boss at a fortune 100 company. I was technician level when he told me that if you want a career and profession, get your masters degree and certifications in IH. After being young and hardheaded for a year, I took his advice. My income doubled upon completion of my masters - good advice. Executive VP Mentor - I was in the management development process when he told me, 'If you are a white male, aged 50, and not the head of your department, be prepared to be laid off'. When I was not interviewed for the corporate director position, I took his advice and began a five-year plan to start my own consulting company. It actually took seven years to become a successful consultant - but it was good advice.

Spending the day supporting an Ops org in a strategic session where we’re zooming out to collaboratively creative standard operating procedures for connection, communication and collaboration. I love working with Ops folks. They know everything that goes into the depths of detail of the day to day. And they have to report up out across and down to find that cohesive alignment with concise clarity. We’re developing processes for shared leadership and decision-making, personal introductions and language to describe the work they do, and getting clear on each person’s unique purpose so there’s more clarity and less effort every single day. This is the work I love to do the most. It’s challenging. It’s exhausting. It takes hours of preparation and consultation and personalization. It’s rewarding as hell. And it’s designed to cultivate more EASE and to minimize effort. It’s only effective when it’s inclusive and activates every single team member to use their voices and bring their best fullest selves. Every single day. It’s an honor and a privilege. Now back to work.

🎉 Celebrating 1 Year at Iron Mountain: A Journey in Numbers 🎉 Reflecting on the last 365 days at Iron Mountain, I'm happy to share the milestones and achievements made possible by unwavering dedication and expertise of my amazing DACH & PL team—Agnieszka, Angela, Bianca, Lisa, and Nina. I am especially proud of: 📅 Executing ≈40 events and +15 local webinars, engaging with new prospects and nurturing relationships with our valued customers. 📈 Generating ≈5k unique leads and influencing +1.1k new opportunities through several strategic and tactical campaigns. 🌟 Promoting 1 exceptional talent into a managerial role, recognizing and rewarding their hard work and dedication. 👥 Hiring 1 additional team member, strengthening our diverse and dynamic DACH team. 🎓 Completing 1 internal development program, enhancing my skills as a leader. 💡 Contributing to 3 strategic commercial workshops, driving innovation and growth. These achievements reflect the collective effort, creativity, and passion of everyone at Iron Mountain and would have not been possible without the close collaboration and trust of our commercial leaders Ralf Reich, Martin Ha, Marcin Drzewiecki, and the invaluable support of my manager Darren Peacock. Looking forward to what the next year will bring! 🌟 #IronMountain #Teamwork #Growth #Achievements #CareerDevelopment #Innovation #Success

Do you know anyone going through a major life, relationship or career/job change right now? Find the simple shortcuts I've learned to make it less painful (yes, even fun and easy), after 20+ years as a professional Change Manager and advisor to governments and blue-chip organizations and utilities in two countries and across seven industries.

What prepared you for your first job as an assistant manager? ✏️ Assistant managers must know how to make pivotal decisions for their organization, customers, team, and senior management. Whether they need to be a substitute for their company manager or handle and resolve customer-related issues, they need excellent decision-making skills.

Excellence is pushing forward to do better even when it seems difficult. Excellence is being dissatisfied with poor results. Excellence is staying faithful in doing one's role even in the face of challenges. 💯 Read below one of CloudEats' stories of excellence from our very own Senior Operations Manager for Central Operations, James II Curtney Li. #CloudEats #culturebuilding #operationalexcellence

This article is a wonderful blueprint for success, relationships, self-care, and balance. Meet my cousin, Jess:

We are so glad to have Mikhail Schilkey on our team as Hogsalt's Purchaser! Learn more about Mikhail below: Favorite Hogsalt dish: Truffle Monkey Bread at Monkey Bar Favorite part of working at Hogsalt: Working at an organization rife with opportunities, talented folks and resources. My role allows me to travel among the various locations and see so many bright and inspiring teams working on their own objectives—but also supporting each other. I never take for granted the top talent I get to collaborate and work with. Best advice Mikhail has received in his career: I've learned what to do from good leaders and how not to act from the bad ones. I've learned to be honest, earnest, and intentional with all actions and interactions, big or small. You are who you project yourself to be: among friends, colleagues and guests alike (in our line of work).