8 LISTENING TO OUR DIRECTORS AND PRINCIPALS | BDO LLP
COLLABORATING FOR SUCCESS
One Principal highlighted that we need to be alert to the continued encouragement of communities and collaborative relationships – particularly the creation of smaller communities that help people feel they belong and help them with their learning We all agreed this would require a lot of proactive effort to get it right – but people had faith that we could do it. NEXT STEP FOR DIRECTORS AND PRINCIPALS Reconnect with some of the people who attended the Listening Events with you to keep building relationships Consider your role in tapping into existing, or encouraging new, networking communities If you are interested in rekindling the Directors’ Network as a networking forum, please contact Sasha Molodstov who was one of the original architects. NEXT STEP FOR BDO Openly encourage and support cross-stream collaboration, networking and relationship-building Factor this desire for networking into the format for the next in-person Director and Principal Conference (tentatively scheduled for December ’21).
There is a hunger among the group to work cross-stream on client opportunities. They have a thirst to get to know the right people in BDO, both UK and globally They believe our culture is set up for them to achieve that; it was highlighted that our collaborative culture is a differentiator, as people genuinely want to give their time to each other to help others succeed They discussed the importance of peer-to-peer connectivity; they mentioned reinvigorating the Directors’ Network that was set up in c. 2015/16 And acknowledged they each had a responsibility to build up their own network, and that – whilst the business growth plans will give transparency on what each part of our business is focused on - ‘the firm’ couldn’t build personal relationships for them They shared many examples of how their part of the business is already working with others to help demystify what they do They also shared stories where remote working has helped them work with people in the firm they wouldn’t have done before, for example from different regions And they recognised that they’ll need
to pivot how they build relationships again in the coming months as we emerge from lockdown
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