Team Philosophy & Culture

Team Philosophy & Culture

Arnon Kraft Senior Director for Strategic Sourcing

Microsoft

arkraft@microsoft.com

arnon@arnonkraft.com

”Culture trumps strategy every time” *

- Motorola Solutions Chairman & CEO, Greg Brown

Communicate Even with all technology but you need to make sure to spend time and focus on communication. Terminology might be different, but make sure people mean the same thing when using a similar term.

Team Work Building a team and developing a team spirit approach is a challenge when done across different cultures and geographies. You should all be leaders in going one step further to reach out and build a team work approach, while not allowing the time gaps to slow the process.

Yes We Can Keeping in mind that the “how” is as important as the “what”, keeping the right attitude is key for leaders and team members alike. This is equally important in building internal partnerships and showing partners you care about their challenges as much as they do.

Change requires

Flexibility Diversity is a core value.

Flexibility in your way of thinking and understanding different approaches and cultures is key in building a successful global org.

Break Out of the Mold,

Creative Thinking Taking calculated risks and trying to identify new methods and approaches that better fit your new org. This is true for influencing decisions, the way you interact with external and internal partners and more.

Ownership A clear ownership map is key in a global org working on joint tasks in different time zones with first lines managers not always sharing location with their teams. This is key in driving for results in a time constraint industry.

Bottom Line Simplicity and clarity.

Ensuring clear and simple communication of the key takeaway is critical in communication whether in emails, presentations or meetings.

Execution Deliver! Delivery against our goals, quantitative as well qualitative is key to the success of your partnerships and the entire org. This is also key in building your trust and credibility with internal stakeholders.

Sense of

Urgency While you are occupied with your internal issues, the industry does not slow down. You need to maintain a sense of urgency while bridging internal communication and process gaps.

Thinking for the

Long Term In parallel to being consumed with the day to day challenges, make sure to keep in mind and focus on the longer term challenges as well before they become the short-term “fire drills”. This is also key in becoming the company wide experts in your space.

Enjoy The “how” is as important as the “what”.

Aspire to feel like you get to come to the office, not have to.

Team Philosophy & Culture

Arnon Kraft Senior Director for Strategic Sourcing

Microsoft

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