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Explore the importance of transformational thinking and planning in today's rapidly changing business landscape. Learn how to adapt to evolutionary and revolutionary changes to avoid obsolescence and ensure long-term success.
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Transformational Thinking and Planning Thriving in a rapidly changing environment.
A Cautionary Tale: Watch your Borders It’s no longer just about market share…it’s about whether there will continue to be a market. • Transitional Thinking vs Transformational Thinking • Evolutionary Change vs Revolutionary Change
Stephen Covey warns that you don’t want to climb the ladder of success only to find it is leaning against the wrong wall.
The Rate of Change is Accelerating! Fu Xi, an ancient Chinese ruler who is reputed by some to have invented writing, fishing, and trapping… Went to work on a horse
Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States, born 4661 years later… Rode to work on a horse!
For millennia, music was enjoyed in real time And in less than a century…we can carry more music than can be enjoyed in a lifetime!
Years it took to reach 50 Million people • Phone: 75 years • Radio: 38 years • TV: 13 years • Internet: 4 years • Ipod: 3 years • Facebook: 2 years • Pokemon Go: 19 days
When you are through changing…you are through! “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” Charles Darwin
A light bulb wasn’t invented by making incremental improvements in the candle
“I want to put a ding in the universe.”Steve Jobs That’s the why… now the how!
Prepare Yourself for the Transformation! Untether yourself from “Business as Usual!”
Left Brain Cultivate diverse interests. Study, read, explore, grow. Know the trends in your industry and others. Study general consumer trends and ask yourself…how will this impact on our business? “Trends, like horses, are easier to ride in the direction they are going. “John Naisbitt “Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it’s the only one you have.”Emile Chartier
Right Brain Thinking is working. Schedule it! Take the time to think, reflect, capture a vision, uncover an idea, allow an inspiration to bubble up to the surface. Record random thoughts, bits of inspiration, or just interesting stuff. “Every person has, at birth, a greater potential than Leonardo Da Vinci ever used." Glenn Doman.
“It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.”Adlai Stevenson
Ramon: You, me, beautiful egg, right now. • Carmen: You, me, fat chance. • Ramon: I have a chance…and it’s FAT!!
“Leadership is action, not a position”Donald H. McGannon • Management: the aim of a manager is to maximize the effectiveness of the organization. • Leadership: the leader coordinates and facilitates involvement. • The manager builds efficient systems. • The leader builds relationships. • Management thinks incrementally. • Leadership thinks strategically. • The Manager rules. • The Leader is followed.
Culture Dictates Behavior We meet, I present my hand…you… You see someone you haven’t seen in awhile at the mall. She appears to have gained 50 pounds. You… You go to the Palace Theater on $5.00 Tuesday and there is a long line at the ticket kiosk. You… You have a $30.00 dinner tab. You pull out a $20, a $10, and…
Culture is in the DNA Be Our Guest! Disney: Mission: Providing entertainment that families can enjoy together
Establish a Transformational Culture • Goes beyond the mission statement. • Is powerful. • Is shared. • Is in your hands!
Establish a Transformational Culture Embrace curiosity, change, collaboration, and a bit of ambiguity. Create pockets of playfulness…
US. Army • Be All You Can Be • Army Of One • Army Strong (From the US Army Website) If you and a buddy sign up to join the army and qualify at the same time, you can go through Basic Training, Advanced Individual Training and your first Active Duty assignment together.
Develop Transformational Processes Mind mining. • Feed and nurture the organization’s “Left Brain.” • Open the door to the organizational “Right Brain.” Frame your questions to open the door to possibilities: • What is 10 plus 5? • What two numbers can be added together to get 15? Routinely discuss trends in your market and others. Ban buckets of cold water. Look for synergy. Challenge Assumptions: Go beyond first right answer The 10th Man
Reward the Transformational Thinker Attention, appreciation and applause to creativity, innovation, and initiative. Encourage the Half-Baked and the Hair-Brained! Create a secure environment for risk-takers and creative thinkers. Celebrate what you want to see more of!
Let’s talk about your organizational tolerance for failure… You don’t drown by falling in the water… you drown by staying there!
Embrace Diversity and Divergent Thinking "When everyone thinks alike, no one thinks very much.” Walter Lipman “If a person is sitting backward on a horse, why do we assume that it’s the person who is backward, not the horse?”
“People who dance appear to be insane to those who can’t hear the music.” George Carlin
Lessons from Space: Mind Set from the Final Frontier “I don’t care what anything was designed to do… I only care what it can do!”
Be a Transitional Thinker! Now is the time to take the lead, You know what it takes to thrive, to succeed. Be brave, be smart, start your own revolution Don’t risk extinction by slow evolution. Take the initiative. Be decisive and sure…‘cause here is what you’ll find. The road is filled with flat dead squirrels who couldn’t make up their mind.
