Leadership in complex times
Gus Evangelisti
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Who the hell is this guy?
25 years in the product development industry
The last good few coaching organisations
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"I'm the smartest Man in Athens because I know that I know nothing"
Socrates (470-399 BC)
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What's the Extra Complexity?
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Leaders act as if they were building simple widgets
We Know
Much
More Now
We know more about customer behaviour
We know more about people and what motivates them
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But we keep on acting like him
Woody Zuill
"Leadership is about creating the conditions for people to be awesome"
"The only goal of a leader is to serve her people" Gus Evangelisti
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Some Powerful Questions
Question 1
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Facilitation is a leadership skill
You could try a lean coffee style meeting
You could also try to learn about facilitation
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Question 2
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Control is the silliest of leader's illusions
Do not fear relinquishing control, you never had it anyway
Let the narrative flow
Use your people's thinking skills to the max
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Question 3
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Collaboration and healthy relationships are the two most important factors in the success of your people and your organisation
We should do something about it
Let's not ignore it!
FLOW
Fin Goulding & Haydyn Shaughnessy
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Question 4
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Telling - Mentoring - Coaching
How sticky is the learning?
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Telling - Mentoring - Coaching
How long does it take for your report to complete a task he doesn't know how to do?
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This book can help you
Simple, short and to the point with 7 powerful questions to help you lead using coaching techniques
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Question 5
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Question 5b
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Share
Your
Weaknesses
Are you one of those people that say they know their people?
Test
If you had to guess. Who has a disability?
A. My friend Ursula in the picture
B. Me
Go on, guess!
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How about now?
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Perception can be deceiving
Final question
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Thank you!
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