Leaders today face increasing complexity and uncertainty
the need to adapt to new realities
a capacity to innovate and transform Think Big Scale FastStart
Small
and a change in mindset Those who cannot change their minds
cannot change anything. George Bernard Shaw
LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT CONTEXT & CHOICES
WORRYING CIRCLE (VICTIM)
WORRYING CIRCLE (VICTIM) INFLUENCING CIRCLE (PROTAGONIST)
If you`re going through hell KEEP GOING Winston Churchill
What kind of system are our organizations?
Our organizations are living systems, not machines.
Complex Dynamic Non-linear ORDERCHAOS CONTROL Self-organizing
Co-evolving Unpredictable
Self-organization
Self-organization Living systems are continuously self-
organizing in response to inner and outer conditions
We do not really "organize" anything. We just influence the way
things self-organize.
Microsoft 2008 30 billion instant messages 250 million people
6.6 degrees of separation Facebook 2011 721 million users 4.74
degrees of separation Connectivity
Everything is connected at some level. Sometimes the
connections are hard to see.
Look for the connections.
Simple acts can have enormous consequences
Entropy Left to themselves, living systems disperse energy with
time.
We need to inject new energy into a system periodically ideas,
people, opportunities, etc...
Consciousness Our mindsets, beliefs, and values shape our
reality.
Consciousness Our mindsets, beliefs, and values shape our
reality.
Translating ideas into reality to improve human life
If you want to change a system, you have to change the thinking
behind it. Albert Einstein
Four Lessons from Living Systems
Giving up the illusion that you can predict the future is a
very liberating moment. All you can do is give yourself the
capacity to respond the creating of that capacity is the purpose of
strategy. Lord John Brown
LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT CONTEXT & CHOICES
Change drivers Institute for the Future Palo Alto
Change drivers Globally Connected World Increased global
interconnectivity puts diversity & adaptability at the center
of org. operations Institute for the Future Palo Alto
Change drivers Globally Connected World Increased global
interconnectivity puts diversity & adaptability at the center
of org. operations Extreme Longevity Increasing global lifespans
change the nature of careers & learning Institute for the
Future Palo Alto
Change drivers Globally Connected World Increased global
interconnectivity puts diversity & adaptability at the center
of org. operations Extreme Longevity Increasing global lifespans
change the nature of careers & learning Rise of Smart Machines
& Systems Workplace automation nudges human workers out of
rote, repetitive tasks Institute for the Future Palo Alto
Change drivers Globally Connected World Increased global
interconnectivity puts diversity & adaptability at the center
of org. operations Extreme Longevity Increasing global lifespans
change the nature of careers & learning Rise of Smart Machines
& Systems Workplace automation nudges human workers out of
rote, repetitive tasks Superstructed Organizations Social
technologies drive new forms of production & values creation
Institute for the Future Palo Alto
Change drivers Globally Connected World Increased global
interconnectivity puts diversity & adaptability at the center
of org. operations Extreme Longevity Increasing global lifespans
change the nature of careers & learning Rise of Smart Machines
& Systems Workplace automation nudges human workers out of
rote, repetitive tasks Superstructed Organizations Social
technologies drive new forms of production & values creation
New Media Ecology New communication tools require new media
literacies beyond text Institute for the Future Palo Alto
Change drivers Globally Connected World Increased global
interconnectivity puts diversity & adaptability at the center
of org. operations Extreme Longevity Increasing global lifespans
change the nature of careers & learning Rise of Smart Machines
& Systems Workplace automation nudges human workers out of
rote, repetitive tasks Superstructed Organizations Social
technologies drive new forms of production & values creation
New Media Ecology New communication tools require new media
literacies beyond text Computational World Massive increase in
sensors & processing power make the world a programmable system
Institute for the Future Palo Alto
Mega Shifts From Separateness to Connectedness From
Fragmentation to Partnership From Competition to Collaboration From
Trust in external authority to Trust in inner authority From a
Feeling & Need to control to Empowerment &
Response-ability
This is YOU This is your ORGANIZATION
This is YOU This is your ORGANIZATION
Perception Reality (?)
Being intentionally focused on the vital behaviors that will
make the biggest difference Generating trust, teamwork, and
commitment to excellence through shared purpose, values, and vision
Developing collective organizational wisdom and capacity, with all
stakeholders aligned, engaged, and accountable for performance
Creating interconnected leadership communities aligned by a common
purpose Developing leadership from the inside-out A need for more
integrated & holistic approaches.
LEADERSHIP IS PERSONAL ITS ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS is the
relationship The conversation
LEADERSHIP IS NOT FOR YOU ITS FOR THOSE YOU LEAD
Mastering the CURRENTS (and the Winds)
The TOTAL INTELLIGENCE of the Leader Intuitive
Intelligence
Leaders must expand their intuitive intelligence and develop
greater trust in their 'flashes of insight Be present See the whole
picture Clarify your intention Engage your value Fierce resolve
Initiating Intuiting Interpreting Integrating Institutionalizing At
Personal Level As a Collaborative Process
Collaborative actions based on collective wisdom Defines the
framework for collaboration Creates a climate for discovery and
emergence Encourages and honours diverse perspectives Asks powerful
questions Suspends premature judgment Explores assumptions and
beliefs Embraces ambiguity and not-knowing Articulates emergent
solutions Act decisively
Towards a new operating system for leaders: from an EGO system
to an ECO system about ME about US Top Down Control Influence
Command Empowerment Independent Silos Aligned Agility
Territoriality Partnership Power Struggles Mutual Support Limited
Information Joint Knowledge Development Individual Responsibility
Mutual Accountability Task Driven Strategic Thinking Functional
Interaction Matricial Interaction Transactions Relationships
Or is it a different sport? Is it just about putting the bar
higher?
Cultural Differences Competition Consensus Loyalty and
hierarchy Loyalty, hierarchy and implicit order Hierarchy and
impersonal bureaucracy Order Contest Network Family Pyramid Solar
System Machine AUL, GBR, IRE, NZL, USA DEN, NET, NOR, SWE, FIN
CHI,HOK,IND,IDO, MAL,PHI,SIN BRA,CHL,COL, ECA, SAL,GRE,GUA, ITA
SOUTH, KOR,MEX,PER, POR,RUS,TAI,TH A TUR,URU,VEN BEL, FRA, ITA
North SPA, SWI (FRENCH) AUT, CZE, HUN, GER, SWI (GERMAN)
Whats Not Different? Beneath the surface, were all the
same.were human. Great leaders are first and foremost, great human
beings
Whats Not Different? TRUST + RESPECT
High Performing Code of Conduct & Communication
sense of identity sense of direction sense of purpose WHO WHY
WHERE Keeping Focus in Chaos & Complexity
Student: Why do I keep missing?
Student: Why do I keep missing? Master: Because you are
focusing too much on the target and too little on your
actions.
LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT FOCUS & EXECUTION Student: Why do I
keep missing? Master: Because you are focusing too much on the
target and too little on your actions.
Imperatives for Breakthrough FOCUS CAPABILITY WILL Do It Skills
and Talents Aligned Resources Calibrated Targets Response-Ability
Compelling Common Purpose Shared Vision Coherent Strategy Aligned
Goals Motivated Teams Fierce Resolve Relentless Execution Absolute
Personal Responsibility
F O C U S The Few Things that Make the Biggest Difference
Organisational Alignment Coherent & Calibrated Agendas
Consistency of Priorities. New Habits and Behaviours Unloading.
Aggressive Pruning and De-Selecting Stay the Course. Relentless
Monitoring. Fierce Resolve
Einsteins Formula Understand Whats REALLY Going on - Discover
the Right Question - Co-create Visions of Possibility - Develop
Workable Solutions
Napoleons Formula See the Big Picture - Study Lessons from
History - Presence of mind - Coup dOeil (Flash of Insight) - Fierce
Resolve
Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character,
but
Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character,
but if you have to be without one, be without the strategy General
H. Norman Schwarzkopf