TEN

Making It Happen

THIS CHAPTER WILL TALK ABOUT:

How to truly drive impact in the organization.

The effective use of influencing, prioritization, and coordination to amplify impact in the organization.

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Bill Sherry was appointed Aviation Director of San Jose International Airport in 2005.1 It was a terrible time for the airport, which was undergoing a much-needed $4.5 billion expansion that was putting undue financial pressure on all the key stakeholders, including the airline carriers and city council. Sherry came in and slashed the budget on this decade-old project by $3 billion. How? By aligning stakeholders with a common goal and providing ...

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