Speaking and training
Need a speaker for your next event? Need team training and development? Have a look at our topics:
Is your business in evolution or revolution?
As organisations grow in size and age, they pass through natural and predictable stages. But the management styles that promote success during business evolution, become the exact problem areas that must change if growth is to continue (revolution). Understanding where you are in these cycles of business growth can be a great starting point for strategic planning or organisational change program. (Based on Greiner, L. 1998. Evolution and Revolution as Organisations Grow. Harvard Business Review. May-June 1998) Read more about evolution and revolution on our blog
One foot on the gas and one foot on the brake
The reason why organisations fail to make intended changes is not a lack of motivation or desire, but of the hidden conflicting commitments carried in their goals – their collective immunity to change. Rather than focusing simply on developing skills (technical learning), we must focus on genuine development of the human capacity to learn and grow (adaptive learning). This session will help you uncover your own immunity to change and help you understand how to see it and change it. (Based on Kegan, R. & Lahey,L.L. (2009). Immunity to Change. Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business Press) Read more about Immunity to Change on our blog
Death by meeting
If your management team suffers from boring, tedious, and unproductive meetings, there is a solution. Learn to implement a better structure and context for meetings: Stop throwing every topic needing discussion into 1 meeting (meeting stew) and instead, create 4 different meetings – each with its own important purpose and function. (Based on Lencioni, P. (2004). Death by meeting. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass). Read more about Death by Meeting on our blog
The pursuit of professional happiness
Philosophers write about it, religions promise it, musicians sing about it, and psychologists study it. But what is happiness and is it really possible to pursue something that is so elusive? Is professional happiness an oxymoron or can it be achieved? What can managers and employees do to find more meaning in their work? (Based on the science of positive psychology) Read more about professional happiness on our blog
Herding cats (aka decision making and problem solving in groups)
The process of decision making is essential to organisational momentum. But it can quickly become confusing and unproductive. Parallel thinking is how to get everyone thinking the same way about a problem at the same time, leading to faster and better decisions.(Based on de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats method)
How the internet will change the way you do business (again)
The most important technologies that drive business change are the ones we never saw coming. How can business plan to leverage technology when the rate of change is so significant? The session boils it down to 2 principles: Getting the plumbing right and then getting to the sexy stuff. If your organisation needs a new way to look at technology-driven change, this session is fun, engaging and thought provoking for all levels of technical experience.
Leadership 2.0
Are you ready to lead in a self-organising world? If you are responsible for leading – leading anything – things are about to change. That change will likely require you to share some of your control. Leadership 2.0 is about conversation, not control. In a world where social trust trumps power and transparency trumps regulation, Leadership 2.0 has the upper hand. And, if you are going to succeed in this new world, you may need to make some changes. This session will show you how. Read more about Leadership 2.0 on our blog.
Getting good at goals
Managing people? Setting goals? The process can actually be fun and motivating if you focus everyone on 3 simple things: motivation, action planning, and monitoring. Imagine if everyone in your organisation was able to accomplish 1 big thing this year. An organisation of 50 people would accomplish 50 big things. How many did you accomplish last year?
Each topic can be offerred either as a 1 hour executive briefing/keynote or in more detail for training purposes.