Breaking Down Barriers at Work: Tips to Improve Your Cross-Collaboration

Jocelyn Steelman

Breaking Down Barriers at Work: Tips to Improve Your Cross-Collaboration

The term cross-collaboration gets thrown around quite a bit these days. In theory, it’s obvious—working together across teams or departments towards a common goal. All the moving parts come together to make the machine run smoothly.

But that’s easier said than done.

If your...

But that’s easier said than done.

If your role entails collaborating with various teams, then you know how important your influence and communication are. You’re highly aware of the need to get and keep everyone on the same page.

Joining us will be Jocelyn Steelman, Head of CRE Workflow Solutions at Moody’s, to bring the term “cross-collaboration” back to the practical and help you break down those barriers between departments. She’ll be sharing what she’s learned from her experience working across the organization as well as answering your questions on the topic.

During this chat, you’ll learn about:

The importance of personal connections.
Tips for handling communication.
How this approach can serve your professional growth.
The need for diversity and inclusion on your team.

Meet The Speaker

Jocelyn Steelman

Head of CRE Workflow Solutions, Moody’s

Jocelyn Steelman is Managing Director of Workflow Solutions for CRE at Moody’s. In this role she is focused on designing solutions to meet the specific needs of Commercial Real Estate professionals.

She then moved on to be responsible for Sales Performance Metrics, working closely with the commercial teams in the Moody’s Analytics division. In 2010, Jocelyn was appointed head of Financial Planning for Moody’s Analytics, taking over responsibility for financial reporting, planning, acquisition evaluation and integration.

Prior to joining the Commercial Real Estate unit in 2021, Jocelyn spent two years as head of Commercial Strategies for Moody’s Analytics working with the Executive team to evolve the business strategy and implement a business transformation to support the next generation of growth and development for a rapidly expanding business.

A key element of her success to date has been her ability to collaborate across her own organization, as well as working with customers and partners throughout the industry, thinking about how we can be more effective in bringing solutions to customers.

Jocelyn is also a supporter of Diversity initiatives within Moody’s spending over 5 years on the steering committee of the Women’s BRG. Jocelyn is a member of the Women’s Bond Club and an active supporter of the New York Harbor School.