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Reflections on 10+ new leadership

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This document contains reflections on leadership development from conversations with over 1200 executives in Europe. It discusses the dynamics of business including shifting powers, uncertainty, and a focus on results and costs. It examines the work and life of executives which involves strong involvement, seeking balance, and collecting feedback. It also looks at executive development as a profession, noting the crowded field, broken promises, and need to find a mission and gain trust. The key challenges for executives are to get results, serve stakeholders, find answers, encourage innovation, and get feedback. Executive development is about performance improvement through initiatives focused on results and led by leaders as architects. Facilitators operate as equal experts by offering learning processes.

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REFLECTIONS New Leadership 2013 Great thinking. What people create on a day to day basis provides the best, maybe only, foundation for progress and better performance in the long run. Anne Marie W. Brinkman, Independent Management Consultant, New York City, USA The best thoughts are hidden in someones mind as long as they dont break out to materialize. Geert Visker, VP Executive Partner Gartner, Amsterdam, NL Een interessante uiteenzetting () die de complexiteit van leiderschap goed weergeeft. Gert-Jan Kooij, Commander at 41 Armoured Engineer Battalion Royal Netherlands Army , Oirschot, NL Very neat presentation and content. Miguel Olivas-Lujan, Professor of Management, Clarion University, USA
What is this? This presentation is a summarized collection of reflections on our journey in the land of leadership development. The past years we had this unique opportunity: intense and personal conversations with over 1200 executives in Europe. Reflection helps us to get better at what we do. Sharing this might be of interest or use to you. Warning All this comes to you without much words or additional explanation.
Triple focus for reflection The dynamics of The work & life of business executives The world of ED as 1200 intense and personal conversations profession
The dynamics of business shifting powers Finding answers to the (joint) challenge of Calling it challenging lasting successful times is an performance. understatement for sure. Im caught between excitement and exhaustion Identifying and every day. supporting high achievers. Unleashing close control hidden potential. My actions and decions The dynamics of are closely monitored C by Encouraging initiatives business the board, my KPIs, the public, supervisory for innovation. Exploring the blue ocean. authorities, the daily stockprice Transfering the drive and the numbers! dedication of the individual executive to With todays markets and his team. uncertain outlook, priority number one is: controling costs and getting to Getting results. profits! Monitoring the proper execution of plans.
The work & life of executives strongly involved Understanding and answering the call of For many people I am the your stakeholders. focus of what we achieve around here. The board Reviewing realities and expects nothing less than tapping into the immediate performance experience of your co- improvements. workers. super informed Integrating your knowledge, and The work & life of The past decade Ive seen selecting the personal everything there is to see in executives leadership development. I read my books and surf the tactics that work. web. Many gurus have Collecting structured come by to lecture. feedback from colleagues and family seeking balance members. Involving them as partners in your I try to be available for my family as much as possible. learning. At work I basically live with the same ambition(s). Inviting co-workers to Getting contradicting views reflect on your challenges. Honoring or challenging feedback is opposing views. not easy.
The world of ED as profession crowded arena Finding your mission (your way), and I leave dozens of calls establishing a unanswered each day. recognized identity. Just how desperate are these people working in Gaining trust and the services-industry acceptance as co-pilot today? for personal challenges broken promises of top-executives. The world of ED as Im truly tired of all the Hosting the most fads that consultants common technology for profession and academics bring in. human performance: meaningful meetings. Just give me what works (and works for yourself). Introducing chunks of new napoleon? proven concepts within the context of actual The one expert on the dynamics/dilemmas. challenges in this job is really me. I dont need Dropping all pretensions. another expert with some Progressing on personal attitude or self-proclaimed values and ethics. expert status. Enjoying mutual impact.
The challenge(s) for executives Get results Serve stakeholders Identify high achievers Integrate knowledge Find answers Tap into experience ? Navigating Encourage innovation Get feedback and moving together Transfer drive ? Involve eco-system Find your way Host dialogues Give practical guidance Drop pretensions Build trust
What does this mean for ED? Executive development is about performance improvement. Its value demonstrates itself in what is created. Leaders operate as architects. It is their chosen modus operandi in relation to the dynamics they face. Leaders take initiative(s) with a focus on results. Executives eat challenges day by day. If we turn to the champions, they show us what the processes are that they so sklillfully deploy. We take these processes to the heart of executive development. A curriculum molds itself around the demonstrated ability to work and learn with them. We grow through application. Facilitators operate as equal experts. The single one domain where they claim professional expertise is learning peristaltic. Offering a set of impulses.
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  • 1. REFLECTIONS New Leadership 2013 Great thinking. What people create on a day to day basis provides the best, maybe only, foundation for progress and better performance in the long run. Anne Marie W. Brinkman, Independent Management Consultant, New York City, USA The best thoughts are hidden in someones mind as long as they dont break out to materialize. Geert Visker, VP Executive Partner Gartner, Amsterdam, NL Een interessante uiteenzetting () die de complexiteit van leiderschap goed weergeeft. Gert-Jan Kooij, Commander at 41 Armoured Engineer Battalion Royal Netherlands Army , Oirschot, NL Very neat presentation and content. Miguel Olivas-Lujan, Professor of Management, Clarion University, USA
  • 2. What is this? This presentation is a summarized collection of reflections on our journey in the land of leadership development. The past years we had this unique opportunity: intense and personal conversations with over 1200 executives in Europe. Reflection helps us to get better at what we do. Sharing this might be of interest or use to you. Warning All this comes to you without much words or additional explanation.
  • 3. Triple focus for reflection The dynamics of The work & life of business executives The world of ED as 1200 intense and personal conversations profession
  • 4. The dynamics of business shifting powers Finding answers to the (joint) challenge of Calling it challenging lasting successful times is an performance. understatement for sure. Im caught between excitement and exhaustion Identifying and every day. supporting high achievers. Unleashing close control hidden potential. My actions and decions The dynamics of are closely monitored C by Encouraging initiatives business the board, my KPIs, the public, supervisory for innovation. Exploring the blue ocean. authorities, the daily stockprice Transfering the drive and the numbers! dedication of the individual executive to With todays markets and his team. uncertain outlook, priority number one is: controling costs and getting to Getting results. profits! Monitoring the proper execution of plans.
  • 5. The work & life of executives strongly involved Understanding and answering the call of For many people I am the your stakeholders. focus of what we achieve around here. The board Reviewing realities and expects nothing less than tapping into the immediate performance experience of your co- improvements. workers. super informed Integrating your knowledge, and The work & life of The past decade Ive seen selecting the personal everything there is to see in executives leadership development. I read my books and surf the tactics that work. web. Many gurus have Collecting structured come by to lecture. feedback from colleagues and family seeking balance members. Involving them as partners in your I try to be available for my family as much as possible. learning. At work I basically live with the same ambition(s). Inviting co-workers to Getting contradicting views reflect on your challenges. Honoring or challenging feedback is opposing views. not easy.
  • 6. The world of ED as profession crowded arena Finding your mission (your way), and I leave dozens of calls establishing a unanswered each day. recognized identity. Just how desperate are these people working in Gaining trust and the services-industry acceptance as co-pilot today? for personal challenges broken promises of top-executives. The world of ED as Im truly tired of all the Hosting the most fads that consultants common technology for profession and academics bring in. human performance: meaningful meetings. Just give me what works (and works for yourself). Introducing chunks of new napoleon? proven concepts within the context of actual The one expert on the dynamics/dilemmas. challenges in this job is really me. I dont need Dropping all pretensions. another expert with some Progressing on personal attitude or self-proclaimed values and ethics. expert status. Enjoying mutual impact.
  • 7. The challenge(s) for executives Get results Serve stakeholders Identify high achievers Integrate knowledge Find answers Tap into experience ? Navigating Encourage innovation Get feedback and moving together Transfer drive ? Involve eco-system Find your way Host dialogues Give practical guidance Drop pretensions Build trust
  • 8. What does this mean for ED? Executive development is about performance improvement. Its value demonstrates itself in what is created. Leaders operate as architects. It is their chosen modus operandi in relation to the dynamics they face. Leaders take initiative(s) with a focus on results. Executives eat challenges day by day. If we turn to the champions, they show us what the processes are that they so sklillfully deploy. We take these processes to the heart of executive development. A curriculum molds itself around the demonstrated ability to work and learn with them. We grow through application. Facilitators operate as equal experts. The single one domain where they claim professional expertise is learning peristaltic. Offering a set of impulses.