Innovative Leadership Innovative Leadership The key for a better future

Real leadership is making other people reach beyond what they thought their capabilities could be and finding the courage within themselves to accomplish more. Jack Welch Chairman General Electric

Some thoughts on leadership Real leaders don ’ t take people where they already want to go, but take them in a new and different direction Real leaders don ’ t take people where they already want to go, but take them in a new and different direction Building courage starts with being an astute diagnostician Building courage starts with being an astute diagnostician Share leadership turn to others for support and strength rather than assuming that you have to direct everything Share leadership turn to others for support and strength rather than assuming that you have to direct everything

Involvement – Network - Innovation Participation Participation Collectiveness Collectiveness Transparency Transparency Independence Independence Persistence Persistence Emergence Emergence

Participation Collectiveness Participation Collectiveness User participation through personal contributions ( contents, ideas, developments, guidelines) User participation through personal contributions ( contents, ideas, developments, guidelines) Participation in the collective effort to build something Continuous effort through a multitude of independent contributions

Transparency Independence Transparency Independence All information is available to all participants. All information is available to all participants. You can see, use, re-use, augment, validate, critique, rate etc. You can see, use, re-use, augment, validate, critique, rate etc. Transparency breeds TRUST Transparency breeds TRUST Trust more participation Trust more participation Open participation Anytime Anyplace Any member

Open participation

Persistence Emergence Persistence Emergence Any contribution is a valid contribution Any contribution is a valid contribution Contributions are captured, kept for all to view, shared and augmented. Contributions are captured, kept for all to view, shared and augmented. Collaboration emerges It cannot be modelled, designed, optimised or controlled Collaboration is the source of innovation

CONTRIBUTION Thoughts Thoughts Ideas Ideas Opinions Opinions Suggestions Suggestions Questions Questions Problems Problems

FEEDBACK Provided after contributions Provided after contributions Enhancing contributions with collective opinion Enhancing contributions with collective opinion Open stage for all kind of opinions and approaches Open stage for all kind of opinions and approaches Stimulates exchange of interpretations Stimulates exchange of interpretations Creativeness Creativeness

JUDGMENT Validation process of ideas Validation process of ideas Separation of the worthwhile from the worthless Separation of the worthwhile from the worthless Separation of the useful from the useless Separation of the useful from the useless Most valuable contributions will float to the surface Most valuable contributions will float to the surface

CHANGE Transparent feedback + evaluation = creates change Transparent feedback + evaluation = creates change Evolve to higher levels for better results Evolve to higher levels for better results

6 MAJOR DEPOSITS 1. Understanding the individual 2. Attending to the little things 3. Keeping commitments 4. Clarifying expectations 5. Showing personal integrity 6. Apologizing sincerely when you make a withdrawal

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CANDOR The courage to speak and hear the truth PURPOSE The courage to pursue lofty and audacious goals RISK The courage to empower, trust and invest in relationships RIGOR The courage to invent disciplines and make them stick WILL The courage to inspire optimism, spirit and promise

C A N D O R First quality everything else is built on it First quality everything else is built on it No candor = sarcasm, anger, to build courage No candor = sarcasm, anger, to build courage Guilt Guilt Threat and intimidation are land mines Threat and intimidation are land mines

P U R P O S E Build a sense of purpose and achievement Build a sense of purpose and achievement People work harder when they feel personally connected to the outcome we are achieving People work harder when they feel personally connected to the outcome we are achieving

W I L L A “ can-do ” spirit is one of the factors which define a high courage leader A “ can-do ” spirit is one of the factors which define a high courage leader Two levels of reality: What is (temporary and changeable) and what can be (vision and goal to be reached) Two levels of reality: What is (temporary and changeable) and what can be (vision and goal to be reached)

R I G O R Establishment of protocols, rules and agreements that bring consistency and predictability to the way you operate Establishment of protocols, rules and agreements that bring consistency and predictability to the way you operate Empowerment in a code of ethics and honor Empowerment in a code of ethics and honor

R I S K The courage to trust The courage to trust Collaboration as an adhesive between people Collaboration as an adhesive between people Taking the risk to do what is right rather than what is expedient Taking the risk to do what is right rather than what is expedient Build and maintain relationships of trust Build and maintain relationships of trust