A Day In The Life Of A Senior Manager Organizational Development At Global Entertainment Company
Elizabeth's role as a Senior Manager of Organizational Development is highly variable, "completely project-based," with each day bringing different meetings to understand business needs and substantial time spent creating presentations ("PowerPoint is kind of our bread and butter") to persuasively advocate for recommendations. This dynamic nature, however, is a key aspect of what Elizabeth loves about the career.
Project Management, Communication, Executive/Leadership, Problem-Solving, PowerPoint
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Elizabeth DeVeny
Sr Manager, Org. Development
Global Entertainment Company
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Hult Intl Business School, Master's International Business
Communications
Arts, Entertainment & Media
Human Resources (HR)
Worked 20+ Hours in School, LGBTQ
Video Highlights
1. Varied daily tasks: Work is project-based and changes daily, offering unpredictable and engaging challenges.
2. Importance of communication and persuasion: Daily meetings are crucial for understanding business needs and using presentations (PowerPoint) to effectively advocate for recommendations.
3. Balance of collaboration and independent work: The role involves both meetings to gather information and individual time for developing proposals and solutions.
Transcript
What does a day in the life of a senior manager of organizational development look like?
Every day is different. I don't have a set list of tasks for daily or weekly. My work is completely project-based, so it changes every single day.
I can definitely say I will have some meetings every day. These are to talk to different people in the business and understand their industry, work, and team.
I will probably spend a good amount of time on PowerPoint. That is kind of our bread and butter. Anyone in consulting spends a lot of time on PowerPoint.
It's my job to persuade people to take my advice and implement my recommendations. I need tools to showcase what I'm proposing. So, between meetings to get information and time alone trying to build out what we're doing, those things will happen every day.
What amount is spent in each, or where else my time is, is pretty hard to predict. I actually love this about my role; I get to change it up.