Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye...

41
Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009

Transcript of Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye...

Page 1: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Building Leadership Skills:

Strategic ThinkingAn Infopeople Workshop

George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors

Spring 2009

Page 2: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Today’s agendaLeadership and strategic thinkingThe long viewThe FAST approach to strategic thinkingMoving ahead

Page 3: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

1. Know what difference you want to make

2. Choose your actions accordingly

Page 4: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

What’s their strategy?

vs.

vs.

Page 5: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Why think strategically?Save time and effortMake the most of limited resourcesAttract fundingGet people on boardEnhance chances of successIncrease job satisfaction

Page 6: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Why think strategically?Save time and effortMake the most of limited resourcesAttract fundingGet people on boardEnhance chances of successIncrease job satisfactionTry to take over the world!

Page 7: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

What difference do you want to make?Your communityYour libraryYour team/work groupPersonally/professionally

Page 8: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

The long view

Target, not detailed steps

Principles, not techniques

Strengths, not weaknesses

Keep it simple

Page 9: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

“Vision” implies that other people can PICTURE what you’re

talking about.

Page 10: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Leveraging your assets

Starts with appreciationVision-led,

not problem-drivenConcentrates on

abundant resources

Page 11: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Strategic positioning:Five approaches that work

Page 12: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

From exception to mainstream

Page 13: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Bottom lineLess gate-keeping,

more convenience

Page 14: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

From altruism to return on investment

Page 15: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Bottom lineLess perfectionism, more efficiency

Page 16: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

From a focus on the past to a focus on the future

Page 17: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

What kinds of changes do you think will affect your community in the future?

Page 18: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Bottom lineLess caution, more flexibility

Page 19: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

From frill to necessity

Page 20: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Bottom lineLess reticence, more urgency

Page 21: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

From information to transformation

Page 22: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Think of a favorite book, movie, play, poem, or piece of music…

What is it?Why is it important

to you?How has that

affected your life?

Page 23: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Bottom lineRelationships trump transactions

Page 24: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Think FASTFocusAccelerateSupportTie it all together

Adapted from Hagel, John et al ,“Shaping Strategy in a World of Constant Disruption,” Harvard Business Review , October 2008.

Page 25: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

FocusUse real data/evidenceLook for patternsAsk “what if”Estimate likelihood Imagine consequences

Page 26: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

AccelerateIdentify actions that will move you toward

your target most quicklyUse resources you already haveDecide how you’ll measure progress

Page 27: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

SupportSupport

Page 28: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Who else wants to see the same kind of difference you do?Community segments

and stakeholdersElected officials,

power brokersOther providers who

share your audienceFriends and

colleagues

Page 29: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Discovering common ground

Page 30: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Maintaining strategic relationships

Page 31: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Tie it all together

Constantly check near term performance against target

Adjust as you go alongRepeat as necessary

Page 32: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Uncovering strategic opportunities

Page 33: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Evaluating strategic opportunities

Will it show?Can it grow?Does it flow?

Page 34: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Evaluate your choices: show

Page 35: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Evaluate your choices:

grow

Page 36: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Evaluate your choices: flow

Page 37: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Tell a compelling story

Ideas have to fit the audience’s values

Person telling the story has to be believableIntegrityCommitment

Page 38: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Understand that objections are…Normal, and…Less threatening than

risking failure on something new, but…

Not insurmountable

Page 39: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Handling objections

Page 40: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Show the passion!

Page 41: Building Leadership Skills: Strategic Thinking An Infopeople Workshop George Needham and Joan Frye Williams, Instructors Spring 2009.

Thank you for participating!Please complete the evaluation.

[email protected] [email protected]