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Leading in a VUCA world Radical responses to radical times
RPM // Brighton / 18 March 2015
PURPOSELAB.
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12th Nov
Save the date!
The annual gathering for people who believe business can and must be
better in the 21st century
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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
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First things first
Take up your paper Take up your pen Draw the person next to you
You have 30 seconds
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Big companies are dying quicker
Average company lifespan on S&P 500
Index (in years)
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The hierarchies of yesterday are no
match for the speed required of today
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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
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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.
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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
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None of us is smarter than all of us
Collective Intelligence =
social perceptiveness +
equality of contribution +
proportion of women
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CONTROL
INFLUENCE
ACCEPT
Control Influence Accept
Myself My team, my system Everything else
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Control Influence Accept
Myself My team, my system Everything else
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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
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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
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rules
empowerment
goals
mindset
Information flow &
feedback
Influencing the system
From Donella Meadows
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