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The CommExpert Digest

ISSUE
04

October
2020

This Issue

Letter from the Editor, Skills to Anticipate
ANTICIPATING Impact, & Advice from Jim Young P.1
AND PREDICTING Daniel Salvadori: Business Interview P.2
IMPACT

It would be ideal if we could resolve Wellness & CEN’s Impact Tools P.3
situations at work before they happen,
but since we do not have a crystal ball
and our businesses move at an Predicting Impact Using Metrics & Survey P.4
incredibly fast pace, our ability to react
and adapt appropriately to new
situations is crucial for success.
Fortunately, there are skills that we
can develop to anticipate and predict Letter From the Editors
what events or situations will have an
impact on our company, and
the CommEx Skill Development The global pandemic compelled individuals and organization to focus on the present: Keeping
Team has created communications healthy, managing anxiety, staying connected with family and colleagues and adjusting habits
focused on soft skills and tools that and routines to the “new normal”.
helps us with that.
While the here and now takes the spotlight as we try to manage our way through the COVID-
• Identifying What
Matters: This skill development tool 19 crisis, the ramifications of decisions and choices we make today may linger for long after
has useful information on how the pandemic ends. That’s where strategic foresight comes in. Our ability as individual
important it is to actively monitor the professionals and an organization to anticipate impact and support our clients in strategically
internal and external landscape, preparing and responding accordingly will determine our value proposition as a partner of
broaden our perspective and be choice to the Abbott businesses we support.
mindful of the big picture. If we
develop a deep understanding of our The subject of our October issue is “Anticipating and Predicting Impact”, and it features a video
businesses’ priorities, and monitor
the dynamic external environment, message from Vice President Jim Young, Abbott’s Chief Compliance Officer and an interview
we will be well-equipped to with Executive Vice President Daniel Salvadori who heads Abbott Nutrition.
effectively anticipate and predict
impact. We can do this by Finally, as this is the last issue for 2020, we wish everyone to be well; stay safe; and we’ll see
participating in business review you in 2021!
meetings and ask questions that
help us diagnose impact or potential
risks.
• Writing Impactful
Communications: Effective OEC Bracing for Impact: Advice from Jim Young
communication is also critical
because impactful and clear
communications help teams to
understand and prioritize a key issue
and be prepared for changes that
may come.
• Manager Discussion Guide: “Nobody is expecting
Constructive feedback is another
useful tool for anticipating and you to have to perfectly Ctrl +
predicting impact, because
managers and employees can predict the future. So, Click to
provide different perspectives, as
well as share lessons learned, let’s not over think it,
identify barriers to success and
solicit ideas for improvement. This and let’s not over
comp
resource can be used by you as a Ctrl + Click to licate it.”
guide for discussions with your
manager, or by managers as a guide -Jim Young
for discussions with employees.