Year of the Goat - Peter Burow and Misha Byrnes - NeuroPower Group - Leading through the Seasons of...

Neuro-innovationPeter Burow Executive Chairman, NeuroPower Group

beyond ‘heroic’ leadership

Year of the Goat, München 2015

WHAT IS NEUROPOWER?

NeuroPower is a behavioural strategy consultancy that specializes in applying the latest insights from neuroscience to drive individual, team and organizational performance.

OUR CONSULTANCY APPLIES THIS INSIGHT TO A NUMBER OF AREAS INCLUDING:

Leadership, innovation and team development

Behavioural change and engagement

Marketing and advertizing

Communications

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“THE POPULAR BUSINESS PRESS IS INFATUATED WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE DRUNK THE HOLY GRAIL OF HEROIC LEADERSHIP.

IN REALITY, LONG-TERM SUCCESS DEPENDS ON THE WHOLE TEAM, FOR IT HAS BROADER AND DEEPER REACH INTO THE ORGANISATION AND ITS PERFORMANCE HAS A MULTIPLIER EFFECT”

- ERIKA HERB, KEITH LESLIE, AND COLIN PRICE - MCKINSEY AND COMPANY 2011


UNDERSTANDING THE BRAIN

“ IF OUR BRAINS WERE SIMPLE ENOUGH THAT WE COULD UNDERSTAND THEM, WE WOULD BE SO SIMPLE THAT WE COULDN’T.” LYALL WATSON


FROM BATTLE TO BRILLIANCE

THE FIVE PHASES OF BUILDING HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMS AND CULTURES

1. Tribal Warfare

2. Reluctant Truce

3. Tactical Collaboration

4. Strategic Collaboration

5. Transformational Collaboration

Win-Lose Mindset

• Turf wars with open hostility• White-anting and politics

destabilise the team• Clear winners and losers

with power brokers calling the shots

• ‘Win to fight another day’ focus

Malicious Compliance Mindset

• Information sharing only on need-to-know basis

• Behind the scenes lobbying• Political backstabbing

while polite face-to-face• Leader expected to keep

things fair

Win-Win Mindset

• Old grievances are forgotten

• Group comes together to solve specific problems

• Group acts as a taskforce• High energy for short

periods

Strategic Mindset

• Team explores how to create new reality

• Team plays to strengths• Game changing focus• High energy for as long as

it takes

CHARACTERISTICS AT EACH PHASETransformational Mindset

• The culture drives growth• Leaders engaged• Faster leadership decisions• Minimum of politics• Business sustainability

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So here are the six BIG breakthroughs from neuroscience

that enable us to have breakthrough innovation by building engaged and empowered

teams...(C) Neuro Power Pty Ltd www.neuropowergroup.com

BREAKTHROUGH # 1 RELATEDNESS

RELATEDNESS COMES FIRST!


TOO MUCH


TOO LITTLE


ABOUT RIGHT


BREAKTHROUGH # 2 EXPRESSION

LABEL AND TABLE IT!

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TOO MUCH


TOO LITTLE


ABOUT RIGHT


BREAKTHROUGH #3- LEADING THE PACK

STATUSMATTERS!


TOO MUCH

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TOO LITTLE


ABOUT RIGHT


BREAKTHROUGH #4 - INTERPERSONAL CONNECTION

WITH LOVE COMES FORGIVENESS


TOO MUCH


TOO LITTLE


ABOUT RIGHT


BREAKTHROUGH # 5 - SEEING THE FACTS

THE EYES HAVE IT!


TOO MUCH


TOO LITTLE


ABOUT RIGHT


BREAKTHROUGH # 6 - HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

HOW DOES THE STORY END?


TOO MUCH


TOO LITTLE


ABOUT RIGHT


RELISHING INNOVATION

H

S

I

L

E

R

HOPEFULNESS (C2)

SEEING THE FACTS (I1)

INTERPERSONAL CONNECTION (I2)

EXPRESSION (C1)

LEADING THE PACK (P2)

RELATEDNESS (P1)


THE IDEA IN PRACTICE:

The order is as important as the activity

Each layer transcends and includes the previous layers

Each layer represents a functional network in the brain

Everyone is strong in some and weak in others - phases you like you will give more time to and phases you don’t like you will skim over

As a team you can be high in all six because others make up for your weaknesses

Teams who only master the early stages direct their innovative energy towards internal politics and competition, rather than transformational innovation focused on delivering value


THE RELISH TEMPLATE CAN BE USED FOR:

INNOVATION

CUSTOMER SERVICE

DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS

SAFETY

LEADERSHIP

DISRUPTIONPROBLEM SOLVING

TV COMMERCIALS

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

PARENTING

TRAINING


WANT TO FIND OUT HOW YOUR TEAM IS GOING?

APPLY HERE: WWW.NEUROPOWERGROUP.COM/WP2/TEAMDIAGNOSTIC

» Special Year of the Goat offer » RELISH-based team online diagnostic » Free to use for first 10 YOTG attendees to apply (minimum team of five)

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