Leading in a VUCA world / radical responses to radical times

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Leading in a VUCA world Radical responses to radical times

RPM // Brighton / 18 March 2015

PURPOSELAB.


Hello!

radical business

arts

digital

me!


12th Nov

Save the date!

The annual gathering for people who believe business can and must be

better in the 21st century


Today

1. Setting the scene: introducing VUCA

2. What this means for organisations: working in a network

3. What can we do about it: practical suggestions


First things first

Take up your paper Take up your pen Draw the person next to you

You have 30 seconds


We are all just people


VUCA


Volatile Uncertain Complex

Ambiguous


Welcome to the New Normal


Big companies are dying quicker

Average company lifespan on S&P 500

Index (in years)


The hierarchies of yesterday are no

match for the speed required of today


Efficiency Hierarchies Controlling Extrinsic rewards Office & office hours Customers & partners

Responsiveness Networks Empowering Intrinsic motivation Anywhere & Anytime Community

PAST FUTURE FIT

thanks to TheResponsiveOrg.com


3 attributes of networked workplace

Distributed power Shared power breeds trust

Transparency by default Learning from mistakes

Continuous, self-managed learning Work is learning, and learning is the work.


Role models


A creative economy


LEADERSHIP Convenes the

community & hosts conversations that

matter

PURPOSE

People are influenced, motivated and inspired to want to do what needs to

be done

People are empowered to be able to do what needs

to be done

Engagement Empowerment

VISION VALUES

STRATEGY

Leaders: from hero to host


None of us is smarter than all of us

Collective Intelligence =

social perceptiveness +

equality of contribution +

proportion of women


From ego- to eco-centricity


What difference can I make?

me organisation


CONTROL

INFLUENCE

ACCEPT

Control Influence Accept

Myself My team, my system Everything else


Control Influence Accept

Myself My team, my system Everything else


Starting with myself

?

Self awareness Can I see my limiting behaviours?

Mindfulness How conscious am I in the moment?

Power What am I willing to let go of?

Empathy How well can I discern others’ needs


Influencing the team

Results

Accountability

Commitment

Conflict

Trust

Trust one another

Engage in conflict around ideas

Commit to decisions

Hold one another accountable

Focus on achieving collective results

Lencioni’s 5 Dysfunctions of a team


rules

empowerment

goals

mindset

Information flow &

feedback

Influencing the system

From Donella Meadows


What is the DMT for?

Leading in a VUCA world / radical responses to radical times

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