Leading beyond limits keynote speech

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LeadingBeyondLimits!

LarsSudmanninfo@lars-sudmann.com@larssudmann!

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Audiences „Led“

Leader

Leadership Lecturer

Organizational Advisor

“OnlythreethingshappennaturallyinorganisaBons:FricBon,confusion,andunderperformance;Everythingelserequiresleadership.”

PeterDrucker

Leadership:GeMngsomethingfromvisiontorealitywithfocusonthepeopleinvolved

@larssudmann

ElementsofLeadership

@larssudmann

www.lars-sudmann.com

Envision

“Aleaderissomeonewhoknowstheway,goesthewayandshowstheway”

JohnC.Maxwell

“Aleaderissomeonewhoknowstheway,goesthewayandshowstheway”

“I have a nightmare”

Paint a positive vision of the future

“SeeingtheposiBveinanegaBvesituaBonisn’tnaïve……it’sleadership!”

Anonymous

“I have a plan”

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://www.flickr.com/photos/bernhardtsoccer

#ToolStrategicIntent

Ifwedonothingelseduringtomorrow’smission,wemust________________________.Thesingle,most-importantthingthatwemustdotomorrowis_____________________.

Thesingle,most-importantthingthatwemustfocusonis_____________________.

#ToolShowwhatispossible(withstories)

PixarModelOnceuponaBme______________________Everyday_____________________________Oneday____________________________Becauseofthat_______________________Becauseofthat_______________________UnBlfinally__________________________

Envision

Explore

1 Short question – is the total population of Bangladesh greater than 35 million?

a) Yes b) No

2 Please give an estimate of the total population of Bangladesh:

Total population (in million): _____________

“The Spaghetti principle”!

www.lars-sudmann.com Dimensions inspired by E. Ries, The Lean Startup, p.9

Long operating history!

Static Environment!

Dynamic Environment!

Short operating history!

Predict & Plan!!(No Spaghetti)!

Cf.E.Ries,LeanStartup

www.lars-sudmann.com Dimensions inspired by E. Ries, The Lean Startup, p.9

Long operating history!

Static Environment!

Dynamic Environment!

Short operating history!

Predict & Plan!!(No Spaghetti)!

Cf.E.Ries,LeanStartup

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“Ifthepathbeforeyouisclearyou’reprobablyonsomebodyelse’s.”JosephCampbell

Factcheck

Expertsnobe`erthanshimpansiesatawall…

PredicBonsaredifficult,

especiallyaboutthefuture

www.lars-sudmann.com Dimensions inspired by E. Ries, The Lean Startup, p.9

Long operating history!

Static Environment!

Dynamic Environment!

Short operating history!

Predict & Plan!!(No Spaghetti)!

Test & Innovate!!(Spaghetti it)!

Cf.E.Ries,LeanStartup

Engage

Envision

Explore

I have this great idea

People like it!

Ok, let’s do it

“Saynotoa1000things.”

SteveJobs

#Tool: One in, one out

Engage Enable

Envision

Explore

Teambuilding

Howdoyouliketobeled?

#ToolBeacoach

“Whatcouldyoudo?”

The Nespresso question

“Whatcouldyoudo?”“Whatelse?”

Classic Directional

Mutual Exploration

N-K

K K N-K

Lead

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Led

New Insights

Engage Enable

Energize

Envision

Explore

www.flickr.com/SeanMacEntee

“Ondaysyouhavenotbeenfired……youcanthinkofyourselfashavingbeenpraised.”

Entrepreneur

https://

5:1

hbr.org/2013/03/the-ideal-praise-to-criticism/

#ToolPraise2+:CriBcism1

Engage Enable

Energize

Envision Execute

Explore

#Tool:ConstantImprovement:1%rule

Engage Enable

Energize

Envision Execute

Explore

Engage Enable

Energize

Execute

5! 5!

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5!5!

5!0!

Envision

Explore

Engage Enable

Energize

Execute

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5!5!

5!0!

5!

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“TheVisionary”Envision

Explore

Engage Enable

Energize

Execute

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5!5!

5!0!

“TheExecuter”Envision

Explore

An average meeting

Meeting Picture…

Time…

Sleep

No time for other things…

Engage Enable

Energize

Execute

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5!0!

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Envision

Explore

Audiences

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LeadingBeyondLimits!

LarsSudmanninfo@lars-sudmann.com@larssudmann!