Sphere of Influence: The Who and the What
Kalina Bryant
Operating & Marketing Executive | Customer-Led Growth Architect
Melanie Bragg
Managing Director at Google Cloud, leading global strategic customer engagement
How do you balance delivering results today with building the influence you need for tomorrow?
In this framework, Melanie Bragg, Managing Director of Strategic Customer Engagements at Google Cloud, explores two essential dimensions of professional growth:
DRIVE — What You Need Today
Strategy & Leadership
Operational Rigor
Collaborative Spirit
Domain Expertise
INFLUENCE — What You Need in the Future
Authority
Coalition
Experience
Credibility
The takeaway: Do the easy stuff right. Own your work and outcomes. Ask: Why not higher? Then influence your future.
Featured in The Human Advantage: Executive Engagement That Drives Growth, part of the UnapologeTECH x Maven Lightning Lesson series hosted by Kalina Bryant.