Final session of executive session at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management's Allen Center program "Leading into the Future." http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/execed/programs/century.aspx
5. 11
Design a scanning process.
Choose to design the process
for your organization, your
team, or you as an individual.
Use some or all of the
frameworks we’ve discussed.
How do you stay in the lead?
And by leading I mean more than leadership – keeping your organization at the forefront
Let go of many old models
Start a conversation
Leverage human, technical & organizational dimensions
Evaluate
Iterate
And by leading I mean more than leadership – keeping your organization at the forefront
Ask for broad input before making decisions?
Present more than one side of controversial issues?
Freely admit when it has made mistakes?
Ask for broad input before making decisions?
Present more than one side of controversial issues?
Freely admit when it has made mistakes?
Ask for broad input before making decisions?
Present more than one side of controversial issues?
Freely admit when it has made mistakes?
21st Century organizations need a culture of innovation.
Zappos is one of the best online retailers. Yet, they’ve let go of formal job titles, performance reviews, and now job postings.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2014/01/15/making-sense-of-zappos-and-holacracy/
http://www.zapposinsights.com/
Let go of 20th century organizational boundaries and processes
Hold tight to your performance standards, your relationships, the value of education, and the laws of physics.
We’ve talked about using a STAR model to help organize your thinking