Leaders, Followers and Trusted Advisors
You may be interested in developing your leadership skills as a BA, but have you ever stopped to think about the quality of your followership skills?
We live in a world where the quality of leadership is considered to be absolutely critical to the success of projects and organisations. But followership skills are not mentioned, and the concept of being a follower can have negative connotations. Many BAs do not want traditional leadership positions, but we do want to be heard, for our work have impact and to have appropriate influence on decisions. This role is often referred to as being a ‘trusted advisor’.
This session will explore current leadership theories, how to develop as a follower and what it really means to be a trusted advisor.
About Our Speaker - Christina Lovelock
Christina Lovelock is an experienced BA leader and consultant, and is the author of Careers in Tech, Data and Digital and co-author of Delivering Business Analysis: The BA Service Handbook. She is active in the BA professional community, attending and regularly speaking at events and conferences and is a contributor to ITNow magazine, BA Digest and the BA Times. She is committed to the development of the BA profession, has introduced entry-level roles into her organisations and led the creation of the UK National BA Apprenticeship standard. She has developed and led BA teams ranging in size from 5 to 120 Business Analysts, is a qualified coach, a director of the UK BA Manager Forum and Director of Community at Herd Consulting. She would be delighted to connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/