CONFRONT THE BRUTAL

FACTSBY

MAJOR (RETD.) PRAVIN SINGH

CONFLUENCE

CONFRONT THE BRUTAL FACTS

DISCIPLINED PEOPLE DISCIPLINED THOUGHT DISCIPLINED ACTION

CULTURE OF

DISCIPLINE

HEDGEHOG CONCEPT

LEVEL 5 LEADERSHIP

1 ST WHO..

THEN WHAT

CONFRONT THE BRUTAL

FACTS

TECH ACCELATOR

FLYWHEEL

DECISION MAKING & REALITY

THEY MADE MISTAKES BUT FAR MORE GOOD DECISIONS RATHER THAN BAD ONES AS COMPARED TO DIRECT COMPARISION COMPANIES.

REASON BEING:

YOU CANNOT MAKE SERIES OF GOOD DECISIONS WITHOUT FIRST CONFRONTING THE BRUTAL FACTS.

LEVEL 5 & REALITY• The moment a leader allows himself

to become the primary reality people worry about, rather than reality being the primary reality, you have a recipe for mediocrity, or worse.

• This is one key reasons why less charismatic leaders often produce better long-term results than their more charismatic counterparts.

FACTS ARE BETTER THAN DREAMS

THERE IS NO WORSE MISTAKE IN PUBLIC LEADERSHIP THAN TO HOLD OUT FALSE HOPES SOON TO BE SWEPT AWAY.

WINSTON S. CHURCHILL

STATISTICAL OFFICE OUTSIDE THE CHAIN OF COMMAND FOR REALISTIC INFORMATIONS, SO THAT THERE IS NO NEED FOR CHEERING DREAMS….

……FACTS ARE BETTER THAN DREAMS.

CLIMATE WHERE TRUTH IS HEARD

• HOW DO YOU MOTIVATE PEOPLE WITH BRUTAL FACTS?

• DOESN’T MOTIVATION FLOW FROM COMPELLINING VISION?

NO.• NOT BECAUSE VISION IS UNIMPORTANT.• BUT BECAUSE EXPENDING ENERY IN

TRYING TO MOTIVATE PEOPLE IS WASTE OF TIME.

CLIMATE WHERE TRUTH IS HEARD

• IF YOU HAVE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE BUS THEY WILL BE SELF MOTIVATING.

• SO THE REAL QUESTION IS:- • HOW TO MANAGE IN SUCH A WAY AS NOT

TO DEMOTIVATE PEOPLE?

• AND ONE OF THE SINGLE MOST DEMOTIVATING ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE IS TO HOLD OUT FALSE HOPES, SOON TO BE SWEPT AWAY BY EVENTS.

HOW TO CREATE A CLIMATE WHERE TRUTH IS HEARD

1. LEAD WITH QUESTIONS, NOT ANSWERS.It means having the humility to grasp the fact that you do not yet understand enough to have the answers and then ask the questions that will lead to the best possible insights.

HOW TO CREATE A CLIMATE WHERE TRUTH IS HEARD

2. ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE AND DEBATE, NOT COERCION.It means having a scientific, systematic debate in search of best answer, and not a sham process to let people “have their say” or to reach predetermined decisions.

HOW TO CREATE A CLIMATE WHERE TRUTH IS HEARD

3. CONDUCT AUTOPSIES, WITHOUT BLAME.If you have right people on the bus you never need to assign blames, you only need to search for understanding and learning so that it is never repeated again.

UNWAVERNG FAITH AMID BRUTAL FACTS

• THE STOCKDALE PARADOX.

• RULES THAT HELPED PEOPLE TO DEAL WITH TORTURE.

• INTERNAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TO REDUCE SENCE OF ISOLATION.

• IN LOVE AND WAR.

• WHO DID NOT COME OUT?

• “THE OPTIMISTS”.

THE STOCKDALE PARADOX

• RETAIN FAITH THAT YOU WILL PREVAIL IN THE END, REGARDLESS OF DIFFICULTIES.

• CONFRONT THE MOST BRUTAL FACTS OF YOUR CURRENT REALITIES.

AT THE

SAME TIME

BEING OPTIMIST IS A MUST

• BUT BEING OPTIMIST IN THE LIGHT OF CURRENT REALITIES IS BETTER AND PRACTICAL.

• BE PRACTICAL AND THEN BE OPTIMISTIC.