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Ann Herrmann-Nedhi

CEOHerrmann International

Get Strategic and Get More Done:

4 Secrets of the C-Level Brain

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About Ann Hermann-Nedhi

Ann Herrmann-Nehdi is CEO of Herrmann International, the company that originated the Whole Brain® Thinking approach with the development of the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument® (HBDI®) assessment tool 30 years ago. Based on extensive research on thinking and the brain, Whole Brain® Thinking solutions are used by nine out of ten of the Fortune 100 to help them achieve better results through better thinking. As CEO of Herrmann International, Ann seeks to apply the principles of Whole Brain Thinking® to her varied responsibilities: from day-to-day operations to sales to workshop design and presentations. A contributor to a number of scholarly and industry journals and handbooks, her own book, addressing "Return on Intelligence," will be published in 2010. Ann is an ISA (Instructional Systems Association) and Eureka Ranch board member, a member of the SmartBriefs on Workforce Advisory Board, an advisor to the American Creativity Association and Innovation Network, a founder of the Hickory Nut Gorge Community Foundation and serves on other non-profit and for-profit boards. In addition, she is a faculty member for the Institute of Management Studies.

better results throughbetter thinking

Get Strategic and Get More

Done:4 Secrets of the C-Level

BrainWith

Ann Herrmann-Nehdi

© Herrmann International 2009

Optimize your thinking to: • Free up more thinking time• Move beyond clutter & stress• Better communicate • Stretch your thinking• Think more strategically

Objectives



Ground Rules

1. Engage your brain-participate!

2. Turn off e-mail, cell phones etc.

3. Be patient with questions.

4. Jot down your insights and ideas.

Agenda

•Introduction & Poll

• Impact of Mindset

•C-Level Data

•4 Secrets of using your Brain @ Work

•Tools and Recommendations



Polls…


POLL:

For you, what is the most important area for a C-level leader to focus on? (select one):

A. Effective interaction, communication and people skills, inspiring, influencing and engaging with employees, stakeholders and customers.

B. Delivering ROI, defining goals, solving problems, getting the most value from of time, money, energy, resources etc.

C. Ensuring execution happens through organization and planning, making sure the goals are met on time with quality.

D. Strategic thinking and innovating, having vision, seeing the big picture, thinking globally and conceptually about the future.


If you seek to lead, invest at least 50% of your time leading yourself.

Dee HockFounder, Visa Int’l

C-Level Leaders


This is about

YOU and YOUR

thinking!

C-Level Leaders


Our mindset drives what we see.


A view from down under:


Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Can intelligence be developed like muscles,or is it static and fixed?

Carol S. Dweck

Type in chat:“Yes”: Can be developed “No”: Static


growth mind-set Test themselves more, are more inclined to accept feedback.

Fixed: May avoid challenges, be threatened by feedback.


Mindset comes from…


• Psychiatrists say that 1 of 4 people are mentally ill.Check three friends. If they’re OK, you’re it.

Brain Related Items Found on Google



• I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar

territory.




• I just got lost in thought. It was unfamiliar

territory.

• Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don’t have film (or a flash card).



Your brain craves patterns and searches for them endlessly.

Thomas Czerner2001

How We Create Mindset


Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?


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JGF GPFAM JS CQQD


Select 1 card and focus on it!

I will then perform a magic trick…


Select 1 card and focus on it!


I will now remove the card you selected!


Do you see your card?


The brain is subject to “unintentional blindness”


Be MINDFUL not MIND-FULL


Your brain is specialized!


A CAR FOR THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR BRAIN

A classic example: Right Brain


A CAR FOR THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR BRAIN

A classic example: Left Brain


Upper Right

Upper

Lef

t

Lower Left Lower

Rig

ht

ALOGICAL

ANALYTICALFACT- BASED

QUANTITATIVE

B

ORGANIZEDSEQUENTIAL

PLANNEDDETAILED

C

INTERPERSONALFEELING-BASEDKINESTHETICEMOTIONAL

DHOLISTICINTUITIVEINTEGRATINGSYNTHESIZING

Whole Brain® Thinking Model


STRATEGIZE

PERSONALIZEORGANIZE

ANALYZE

A

B

D

C

Four Secrets of a C-Level?


A LOGICALANALYTICALFACT-BASED

QUANTITATIVE

A

ANALYZE


“It has yet to turn a profit.”


B

ORGANIZEDSEQUENTIAL

PLANNEDDETAILED

B

ORGANIZE


C

INTERPERSONALFEELING-BASEDKINESTHETICEMOTIONAL

C

PERSONALIZE


Oh! That was a wonderful idea Bob!

A wonderful idea!

THE VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF ENTHUSIASM


DHOLISTICINTUITIVEINTEGRATINGSYNTHESIZING

D

Strategize


“Trust me, cattle futures are the last place you want to invest.”


STRATEGIZE

PERSONALIZEORGANIZE

ANALYZE

A

B

D

C

Four Secrets of a C-level : What about you?


What was the color of the item you selected as most important?

Delivering ROI, defining goals, solving problems, getting the most value from of time, money, energy, resources etc.

Ensuring execution happens through organization and planning, making sure the goals are met on time with quality.

Effective interaction, communication and people skills, inspiring, influencing and engaging with employees, stakeholders and customers.

Strategic thinking and innovating, having vision, seeing the big picture, thinking globally and conceptually about the future.


Strategy

HROperations

R&D

Technical-Legal

Finance

Sales

Training

HBDI Data to Measure Thinking Preferences


C-Level HBDI® Average Profile


President Average Profile


A

B C

D

Four Secrets of the C-Level: KEY ROLES

ANALYZINGEVALUATING

PROBLEM SOLVING

INTEGRATINGINNOVATING

STRATEGIZING

See the Big PictureDefine Objectives

PLANNINGORGANIZING

CONTROLLING

Ensure Execution

COMMUNICATINGINFLUENCING

ENGAGING

Manage Interaction


A

ANALYZINGEVALUATING

PROBLEM SOLVING

Define Objectives

CLEAR GOALS!


What are your top three?

?

?

?

How are you aligned with the business goals?


C

Do Not Let Interaction Manage YOU

COMMUNICATINGINFLUENCING

ENGAGING

Manage Interaction


Map Your Relationships

Understand the map of those you work with, serve, and report to.


Not just your preferred!

Communicate to all FOUR quadrants


D

Think Strategically

INTEGRATINGINNOVATING

STRATEGIZING

See the Big Picture

Get Outside the Cubicle!


Snapshots™

U.S. executivescite main issues

39%

24%

15%

11%

10%

Strategic thinking/planning

What management issue do you consistently spend the most time on?

Plan measurement/monitoring

Internal communication

Crisis management/solving acute problems

Others

Oct. 8, 2004


“So, Jim, where do you see yourself in ten minutes?”


Push your thinking, try new things


Think differently about what you know


Use Your Resources


“I use not only all the

brains I have, but all I can

borrow.”

Woodrow Wilson


B

Organize to Artfully Execute

PLANNINGORGANIZING

CONTROLLING

Ensure Execution


Organize Your Space


Organize Your Thinking and Decision Making

WHAT WHY

WHOHOW


2. How will you keep the big picture top of mind?

3. Who are your key relationships?

4. How will you better organize for execution?

1. What your top three goals?

Working on Your C-level Thinking


Decide on your top 3 goals, share those with others and evaluate your priorities based on those as you navigate your challenges.

Manage your key relationships and interaction so it does not manage you. Own and protect your thinking time by limiting interactions that are too distracting. Save time by communicating with others styles in mind!

Think like a C-Level:


Regularly step outside your “world” very intentionally to see the big picture and become more strategic. Seek out other perspectives. Practice, especially with your own career

Organize for artful execution. Think about all the ways your projects can get done. Walk around the brain for better decision making.

Think like a C-Level:


Improve your thinking skills by

flexing and accessing your

own diverse thinking.

Have a learner mindset:


Critical Elements for Effective Leaders in the 21st Century

Embracing constant rapid change

Being future focused

Thinking as a global, holistic “citizen of the world”

Decision making in a world of greater ambiguity

Intelligent risk taking

Building a culture where innovation and creative thinking thrive

Effective at scenario planning and strategic thinking

Rapid problem solving

Managing an endless stream of data, facts & information

Effective financial know-how and global business acumen

Decisive, in less time, under pressure

Leveraging new technologies & technical approaches

Analyzing new types of global business issues

Solving complex business & competitive challenges

Managing complex operational issues

Just in time planning and deadlines

Staying on task & focused in a changing world

Delivering results, implementation and taking action

Driving flawless execution and zero defect quality initiatives and evaluations

Managing conflicting priorities requiring

Simultaneous processing

Sensitive to diverse people and generations in virtual and co-located environments

Good emotional intelligence (EQ)

Sensitive to community & environmental issues

Responsive to increasing interaction with associates, customers & stakeholders

Culturally and globally savvy

Driving a customer & service focus

Collaboration and teaming

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