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Kate Gray @grisgraygrau

–Who do you want to be?

Okay, you have a lot to do...

Overnight success stories are a myth

‘Management is doing things right;

Leadership is doing the right things.’Peter Drucker

Be great, not busy

Urgent ≠ Important

Leaders are Readers

Be wary of mental models

Don't sacrifice your long-term goals for

short-term gratification

Listen, and listen good

‘Designate one day this week to be your slow day …

when you have a conversation, take 5 seconds before responding.

Seriously. Every time.’Pascal Finette

What great leadership feels like

● Calm: take time / think it through / see where it goes● Curious: be the example of continuous learning● Cautious: understand the risk of mental models and bias● Committed: actively be in the work

Founderitis is very, very bad

‘Our two very strong cultural attributes are innovation and customer obsession.

We want to start with a customer problem and then invent to a solution.’

Jeff Bezos

Never defend the status quo

‘The best innovation comes from inclusivework environments that foster diverse ideas,

nurture people with diverse talent and backgrounds, and create strong relationships

with diverse communities.’Mark Parker

Let your team be the best they can be

‘We’ve encountered high-performing teams defined by positive energy, trust

and incredible agility.These teams work OPEN.’

Mike Cannon-Brookes

Individuals & interactions over processes & tools

‘Leadership is communicating to people their worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see it in themselves’

David Marquet

Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Results

Accountability

Commitment

Conflict

Trust

Future, Backwards

What great leadership signals

● Willingness to iterate when new data/information is available● A love of innovation and seeking out inspiration from anywhere● An understanding of the potential of every member of the team● An appreciation of ways of working that focus on delivering value

‘The only way to do great work is to love what you do.’

Steve Jobs

Business model & path to profitability = WIN

…your idea for a great and necessary product is not enough to survive

Order and visualise the work, constantly

To Do Doing Done

Every opportunity is a potential distraction

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Consider the jobs to be done

Check out the Christensen Institute

‘There is only one boss: the customer.

And he can fire everybody in the company from the Chairman on down,

simply by spending his money somewhere else.’

Sam Walton

What great leadership prioritises

● A proper business rather than a great idea that people should want● Transparency so conversations are productive and not subjective● The business over the glamour and glitz of being an entrepreneur● The customer - every single time - the customer

Consider reading

‘The bad leader … the people despise; the good leader … the people praise;

the great leader … the people say, “We did it ourselves.”’

Peter Senge

‘Seek out people who are willing to level with you, and when you find them,

hold them close.’Ed Catmull

‘It always seems impossible, until it’s done.’Nelson Mandela

Be bold.Go do.

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Kate Gray @grisgraygrau

–Thank you