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Organizations need to let go of previously held notions of leadership in order to embrace a new leadership concept and strategy more suited to today’s environment. Future organizations will necessarily rely upon knowledge-intensive networks of highly connected and autonomous talent, empowered to rapidly converge on singular intersections of common interest without guidance from above. Such co-ordination will not be achieved through centralized command and control, but through network leadership – in effect, self-direction in the interests of a common purpose and guided by shared values.
Via Kenneth Mikkelsen
Community, more than any other factor, will transform the role of leaders and influence the development of workplace culture. The power of online learning communities is more visible in lean-running start-ups where skills must shift quickly, but I think their effect will be more profound in established companies on a global scale.
Via Richard Andrews, Bobby Dillard, AlGonzalezinfo, Christine Heine
“Don’t credit me with that success. That idea came from a janitor at the NFL Films production facility. That statement was from Steve Sabol, the late co-founder (with his father, Ed) of NFL Films. NFL Films was started by accident by his father from his love for home movies. Steve recently passed away from cancer, but his thoughts were captured in a documentary on how they built their organization Have you ever seen the segment where all the fumbles and hits are compiled into a popular show of its own? As a matter of fact, it has become a brand itself within the company franchise. And, that idea came from possibly the lowest person on the org chart.
Via F. Thunus, donhornsby
"Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter have changed the ROI on leadership and it’s your responsibility to get in the game." Excerpts: As a former C-level exec, I was skeptical myself, but now I’m a believer. Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter have changed the ROI on leadership and it’s your responsibility to get in the game. About a year ago, the head of marketing for a healthcare company told me, “our leaders are not paid to write and express their POV outside their immediate roles & responsibilities. Besides, many of them don’t write well and would tarnish their image if they tried.” I responded ...many of your smaller competitors have invested in activating the voices of their senior executives by training them how to blog and also how to utilize social media to expand their reach and influence.” This prediction recently became a reality and not only has the head of marketing been fired, but the company has had to hire new talent that understands how to implement the power of social media. Read the full post and helpful comments here.
Via AnnaGenis, Deb Nystrom, REVELN Consulting, Robin Martin, AlGonzalezinfo
The world has changed, and those who aspire to be good leaders, must first be great followers who have followed by leading. Sounds complex, but in reality is makes great sense, as by doing so you will develop a good understanding of what you should be looking for in your own followers. This good article, suggests that success depends just as much on being a great follower as it does on being a great leader, and it offers 11 ways that you can become a great follower by leading.
Via Daniel Watson
1. Know each other as people, not just professionals. 2. Talk about values early and often, but don’t lecture from on high. 3. When you create rules, connect them to values. 4. Respond to disappointments, misunderstandings and honest mistakes constructively, not vindictively. 5. Recognize that teams are stronger when people bring diverse skills, experiences and viewpoints. A team of clones is a closed club with limited potential. 6. Respect and encourage thoughtful, civil debate. Give greater credence to those who “show their math” rather than just shooting off their mouths. 7. Provide ongoing and useful feedback so people never wonder where they stand with you or their co-workers. Uncertainty feeds fear. Fear erodes trust. 8. Work — and PLAY — well together. Play is an antidote to tension, a vitamin for creativity, and an opportunity to make a memory.
Via Daniel Watson, Jean-Philippe D'HALLUIN
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To move your organization forward during times of fear and stress, it takes courage and stamina. Do you possess the ten traits of courageous leaders?
Via Lenka Lutonska, David Hain
In addition to traits of superior leadership in any discipline, such as integrity and responsibility, here are ten characteristics that are particular to excellent community leaders.
Via Gust MEES, David Hain
A leader’s job is to create contexts that will allow followers to adopt new perspectives on the challenges they face, and therefore, new actions that lead With the exponential increase in the complexity of global business, managers and leaders must remain adept at addressing both routine and non-routine challenges. Modern management theory and practice have all but conquered what it takes to address routine challenges successfully. Unfortunately, the strategies and thinking that are so successful for meeting routine, well-defined challenges do not seem to have the same predictable success rate when applied to non-routine, adaptive challenges. Some interventions work some of the time, but not all of the time and certainly not across industries or in all situations. At best, we are left to the cumulative efforts of several interventions that, when applied together, produce some incremental improvement (for example, incentive systems, inspirational talks, new policies, reorganizations).
Via Vicki Kossoff @ The Learning Factor
One of the most important criteria of a social business is executive level participation. 5 ways executives can participate in a social business. I recently wrote a blog post about the 5 characteristics of a social business, and I’ve previously provided my slide deck on the topic from speaking gigs on the topic. One of the most important criteria of a social business is executive level participation. Simply stated when the C suite gets it, the organization is well positioned to become a social business. The “C suite” is typically the phrase that represents the highest ranking executives starting with the Chief Executive Officer or CEO. Executive titles vary from business to business. So, if “C” titles don’t apply in your organization, don’t sweat it. Just apply these ideas to the top managers running your company.
Via Sebastian Thielke, donhornsby
Is Twitter one of the most important phenomena for the future of learning and business?
Nigel Cameron thinks so. Strategic adviser and futurist, he is Chairman of FutureofBiz, LLC (Chicago, Washington DC, and London) and President of the Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies (C-PET, Washington DC).
He consults, speaks and blogs about the emerging future and its vast impacts on business, and is writing a book intended to aid greater understanding of how to prepare ourselves and our organizations for tomorrow.
Read more, a MUST: http://community.paper.li/2012/09/17/nigel-cameron-time-for-leaders-to-get-twitter/
Via Gust MEES
Jeff’s leadership style keeps the company focused on growing at the rate of two new members every second while reducing the business mantra to just two words: “Next Play.” Leadership lessons lists abound on-line. Jeff's list of 10 lessons, however, is tied to a large, successful virtual platform company with real staying power, connected to jobs and career growth - LinkedIn. He's obviously trending in the right direction as his inspires his "Next Plays" among his staff. ~ Deb Excerpts: _____________________________
Today, 16 months after the LinkedIn IPO, employees continue to talk about their Next Play and stay focused on delivering results. _____________________________ Weiner described how powerful the phrase, "Next Play" has been for the company. On the day LinkedIn became a public company, employees received a black T shirt with the company’s name and stock ticker written across the front and Next Play emblazoned on the back of the shirt. Even today 16 months after the LinkedIn IPO, employees continue to talk about their Next Play and stay focused on delivering results.
1) Define leadership : At LinkedIn, Leadership is the ability to inspire others and achieve shared results. ...to create economic opportunity for the 3.3 billion people in the global workplace by matching skills with job opportunities.
3) Prioritize your business goals: ...if we could only do one thing, what would it be? This is a lesson Weiner learned from Steve Jobs and practices every day. 6) Customers first: ... anytime the LinkedIn product team considers new enhancements the first question revolves around: Is this putting our members first, or is this putting the company first? “If it benefits members, it will ultimately benefit the company. 7) Remember To laugh: ...Weiner says he values his team members’ sense of humor and sometimes, on a tough day, that can trump their talent and expertise! Read the full post here.
Via Deb Nystrom, REVELN Consulting, Robin Martin, David Hain
"In many cases you have an executive team that's so sure about company strategy, but then you go inside the organization and find that nobody else has a clue,"
A strategic conversation based on 4 elements:
Intimacy is about leadership. Interactivity is about channels. Inclusion is about content. Intentionality is about goals, vision, and the strategy of getting things done.
Via Sabrina Murphy, Roy Sheneman, PhD, AlGonzalezinfo
Leadership practices, that claim to assist any leader or leadership team to move from survival to success and on to being a transformative role model in their industry, are certainly worthy of sound examination by business owners and managers. The business world is in a state of constant change, and what worked in the past for leaders, does not necessarily work as well now, and is unlikely to be as effective in the future. This excellent article, discusses a new leadership practice that the author has successfully introduced into his business, and it outlines the seven principles that underpin this suggested practice.
Via Daniel Watson
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