Advice on Navigating Leadership Politics After Senior Interest in My Idea
Hey everyone, I wanted to get some advice on navigating a bit of a tricky corporate situation. I work at a huge corporation fortune 500 (im an analyst level) in a group supporting enterprise initiatives. During a roundtable discussion with a chief talent officer, a colleague of mine out of the blue shared that I was experimenting on a customized GPT idea that could really improve our team’s intake process at an enterprise level. She invited me for a 121 and presented to her and shared a live demo.
The chief talent officer was really engaged and asked us to circle back with a plan and timeline by Friday.
The challenge is that when I was asked to loop in two directors, they weren’t really open to collaborating, and I sort of skipped a few levels since this stemmed from that roundtable. I don’t want to step on anyone’s toes or cause political friction, but I’m really worried about losing momentum. Has anyone else had a situation where you were recognized by a senior leader but faced pushback from mid-level? How did you handle it? I’d really appreciate any tips!