“leaders aren’t just born… they are made.”. what does sioux do?

“LEADERS AREN’T JUST BORN… THEY ARE MADE.”

What does Sioux do?

How to get there?

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Lesson learned1. Go for talent

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Lesson learned2. Chose Open Innovation

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Lesson learned3. Engage your customer

Jack Welch

Boeken Winning Winnen: Zo doe

je dat

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GE Market Capitalization

US$13 billion

US$500 billion

2000

Jack Welch steps down

as CEO of GE

1981

Jack Welch appointed

as CEO of GE

What is Leadership?

Leadership

“ONE OF THE PARADOXES OF LEADERSHIP IS KNOWING HOW TO MANAGE SHORT-TERM WHILE THINKING LONG-TERM”

Mission and Values

Differentiation

Leadership

People Management

Change

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Mission and Values

Moment of company’s leadership definition.

Inspires workers and makes them feel part of something big and important.

Points the direction a company should take to obtain profit.

Mission:Responsibility: Management

“Vision must be communicated in every opportunity managers have to do so”

Mission and Values

Values Path that leads to the goal: winning.

Company has to reward those who follow the values, and punish those who don’t.

External factors must not influence the management decision regarding employees that doesn’t follow the organization’s Values

Responsibility: Management

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Differentiation

Leadership

People Management

Change

Differentiation

Nurture the strong, let go the weak.

20%

70%

10%

Top

Middle

Bottom

Differentiation

• Positive, rewards those who deserve it• Fair, promotes teamwork• Effective, holds the more talented people in the

company, in a transparent, fair and quick way

• Constant feedback is key to implement an effective differentiation mechanism in the company

• Clarifies the business and makes it work in all aspects

“SYSTEMS THAT DON’T PROMOTE MERIT WILL EVENTUALLY AUTO-DESTROY THEMSELVES…”

Differentiation

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Differentiation

Leadership

People Management

Change

Simplicity

Speed

Self Confidence

Welch always encouraged his employees to do more, in a way to be like him

Leadership

Welch’s 4 E’s of Leadership

Energy – People who move at 95 miles-per-hour in a 55 mile-per-hour world;

Energizers – Know how to spark others to perform

Edge – Those who know how to make the really difficult decisions

Execute – The key to the entire model. Recognize that activity and productivity are not the same and are capable of converting energy and edge into action and results.

Leadership

“BEFORE BEING A LEADER, SUCCESS IS RELATED TO PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.

AS A LEADER, SUCCESS IS RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT OF OTHERS…”

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Differentiation

Leadership

People Management

Change

People Management

5 Secrets - Making sure your team members:

1. Work together2. Constantly improve their performance3. Feel motivated4. Continue working at the company5. Grow and develop as leaders

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Differentiation

Leadership

People Management

Change

Change

“A COMPANY CAN BOOST PRODUCTIVITY BY RESTRUCTURING, REMOVING BUREAUCRACY AND DOWNSIZING, BUT IT CANNOT SUSTAIN HIGH PRODUCTIVITY WITHOUT CULTURAL CHANGE. . . “

“PRODUCTIVITY IS LIMITLESS, IT’S AS BIG AS YOUR DREAMS ARE…”

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