Jochen Peter Breuer Connecting Emotional and Business Needs

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Cost cutting

EBIT

Deadlines

Process Shareholder value

Bonus

Predictability

ROI

Facts & figures

How to connect emotional needs to rational business needs

Jochen Peter Breuer

From Heart to Hard Facts

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Some of the business challenges I was involved in the last 30 years

An European consortium for the construction of a helicopter, having

already invested 1,7 B€, threatened to

collapse

An international merger in the

transportation sector lost high market

shares

A German mail order group impended to

close its UK subsidiary due to continued high

losses

A French and a German bank co-operating in Eastern Europe took

each other’s best customers away

A car supplier was going to lose its largest customer

because of serious quality defects

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» And what is the common denominator of all these challenges?

There are PEOPLE behind each business challenge

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»And the second common denominator

of all these challenges?

The ROOT causes for the problems were:

»Deficient processes

»Low budgets»Technical failures»Time pressure»Fiscal constraints»Legal issues»Staff shortage»…

»Power & money issues

»Personal fears»Different values &

beliefs»Missing language

skills»Lack of

appreciation»Bursted certainties

& dreams

NOT: BUT:

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• Who dares to address the „hot potatoes“• How can you fix the „emotional viruses“?

Emotional Viruses

Objectives and strategy

are clear ...

RIGHT! Let’s just do it!

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Constant change & pressure create self-defence reflexes ...

… and activates “emotional viruses”

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Emotional viruses“:Negative emotions with contamination

potential

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Emotional Viruses absorb a great quantity of energy…Fear

s

Temptations

I have to protect myself!

How to avoid conflicts?

Will I loose my job?

I’m going to look after my turf!

I’m not going to tell them that…!

Arrogance

… inducing a “mental pollution”

Resignation

I give in! They always want to have it their way…When it was only ‘us’, it was much better!

I’ll show them they’vegot it wrong!

Those guys over there know nothing!

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Headlock

“Mental pollution”: Negative state of mind generated by emotional

viruses

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How to deal with the mental pollution

in the organization?

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The most simple way is to value people !

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»The most simple way to value people is: Gather their

perceptions Do not judge

their perceptions Share your own perceptions

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» From desire to action: How to connect individual emotional needs

to rational business needs? 

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Unlock.Align.

Deliver.

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1.Unlock: Gather

PERCEPTIONS

Identify emotional viruses generating protective intelligence behavior and structure them

The process: mentalmerger®

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It’s all about “Perceptions

»There is no “one” reality. You can only get the commitment of your team mates, if you value

their individual perceptions

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We don’t see

things as they are. We

see things

as we are.

OSHO ZEN TAROT

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66! 9!

1. UNLOCK.

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The aim is not to judge the correctness of a perception, but to understand the “Why“

of the perception.

6 1. UNLOCK.

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Using metaphors and visualisation

1. UNLOCK.

A powerful tool to fix emotional viruses

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Is there a pilot in the plane ?

No clear strategy strongly affects employees.

They mention a lack of leadershipand clear directions.

1. UNLOCK.

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Informations

Statistics

Reports

STOP !

The French headquarter bombard us with requests for

reports and statistics

1. UNLOCK.

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« German steamroller »

1. UNLOCK.

The German managers don’t care about the

specifics needs of the Swiss market

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You can’t describe

emotions.

You have to

express them.Jochen Peter Breuer

OSHO ZEN TAROT

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Gathering perceptions: Enables to put

emotional viruses “under quarantine”

“Rebalances” the organization emotionally

Prepares the organization for a switch into “collective intelligence” mode

It’s all about “Perceptions”

1. UNLOCK.

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1.Unlock. Gather PERCEPTIONS

2. Align. Get PERMISSION

Treat emotional viruses and align key players to enable solutions

finding

2. ALIGN.

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It’s all about “Permission

»You cannot align people on strategic and organizational issues

unless they are emotionally aligned.

2. ALIGN.

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the N°1 cause of dysfunctions in ambitious projects

2. ALIGN.

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Get lost! I’m working on

important matters!

HEARTFACTS

The «Business is Business» mindset

Cost cutting

EBITDeadlinesProcess

Shareholder value

ROI

Facts & figures

Motivation

Subjectivity

Trust

Emotion

Mystery

Relationsship

Fun

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The « Business is Business » mindset provokes a protective intelligence behaviour

2. ALIGN.

The Nr. 1 cause of dysfunctions

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2. ALIGN.

Protective Intelligence Self-defense reflex to protect its interests and knowledge

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Increase pressurein order to IMPOSE

a new behavior.

Just do it !

Protective intelligenceattitude

2. ALIGN.

The established way of management:

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Emotional viruses

Drop of productivity:Objectives not reached

STRESS

Caricaturalbehavior

Cooperation=

burdenManagement by“damage control”

Fear of

failure

The strongest side dictatesthe law, or … break down

1+1= 0

Growing mistrust

Increased control & pressure

The toxic spiral of “business is business”

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 If we use our protective intelligence,

we discourage one another.

2. ALIGN.

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 If we use our collective intelligence,

we encourage one another.

2. ALIGN.

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2. ALIGN.

How to turn « protective intelligence »

into« collective intelligence

»

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How to getPermission ?

2. ALIGN.

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2. ALIGN.

Workshop objectives:1. Generate practical and concrete business

solutions2. Improve relationship effectiveness3. Differentiate between intercultural and

personality driven misunderstandings4. …

Dealing with

taboos

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2. ALIGN.

“Our leadership

reality inside our

company”

Germany

Objective

Logistics

Hierarch

y

Export Champions

Reporting Bala

nce

Dealing with

taboos

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2. ALIGN.

“Our leadership

reality inside our

company”

Vision & ambition

Enemies’ Target

Sharks

No means

France

Crocodiles

Archer

Archers

Good

teammate

Objective

Courageous

teammate

Opportunistic

teammates

We are the

best!

Dealing with

taboos

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2. ALIGN.

“Our leadership

reality inside our

company”

Objective

Try to

catch the bus!

Follow me, or …

Blood

Enemies

Blood

Blood

Dead

enem

ies

Dealing with

taboos

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“Our leadership

reality inside our

company”

Spain

Germany France

2. ALIGN.

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More effective than imposing your power

Empowers people

The team builds its own collective perceptions

It’s all about “Permission”

2. ALIGN.

Getting permission

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Anchor positive behaviors in the daily routine

to speed-up objectives achievement

1.Unlock. Gather PERCEPTIONS

2. Align.Get PERMISSION

3. Deliver.Put into PRACTICE

3. DELIVER.

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It’s all about “Practice”

»A change in behavior is a process, that requires Practice, Practice,

Practice.

3. DELIVER.

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1+1=11

1+1= 0

Growth

Collapse

Stagnation

1. Optimism

EV3. Fear & Insecurity

2. Wait & See

4. Rebeillion or Resignation

EV

5. Confusion CRISIS

EVEV

6. Crisis management

EVEV

7. Identification

8. Stabilization

1 2 3 4 5Years

9. Performance

3. DELIVER.

The change curve is unavoidable. Integrating collective emotions helps reaching stability faster

and with less damage.

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3. DELIVER.

A powerful tool: the Ambassadors’ network MISSION

To coach change projects by preventing and removing emotional barriers in order

to enhance the human capacity of the

organization

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3. DELIVER.

Key-playerA person who is essential for the

success of a project, regardless of its hierarchical position

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3. DELIVER.

Creating an Ambassadors’ network to:Gather the key-players and maintain a shared visionEncourage and speed up the crucial exchange of

information and know-how

Anticipate upcoming emotional viruses leading to time-consuming and expensive blockages

Intervening as facilitators and mediators throughout the organization

Keep on the momentum and practicing

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3. DELIVER.

The 3 areas to take care of:Set-up quick

fixes on work-

issues:From

«Reacting»to

«Anticipation»

Re-enchant your mission: From «We shall do» to «We walk the extra

mile»

Become professiona

l in

relationships:

From «What’s in it

for ME?» to

«What’s in it for US?»

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A behavior change is a process, not a one-shot “teambuilding”

Re-enchanting the mission builds up the basis for emotional involvement and a sense of community

The ambassadors’ network helps to remove emotional barriers in order to make behavior change happen

It’s all about “Practice”

3. DELIVER.

Practicing

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Hard Facts

HEART Facts

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HEART Facts

HARD Facts

Emotions are an asset !

Turn the iceberg upside down!

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Remember…

Here is the …

golden rule !

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All you will do and say…… will be retained in your

favour !

The golden rule

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or not to be !

A last important message

Connecting HEART to HARD FACTS requires…

courage !

Thank you !

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