Create an impact

First

Constantly look for ways to escalate performance – Constantly look for ways to escalate performance – never become locked in a closet as you cannot never become locked in a closet as you cannot

see new horizons and new possibilitiessee new horizons and new possibilities

SecondSecond  

Be a constructive contrarian – it is about not Be a constructive contrarian – it is about not being an anarchist but being an activist. being an anarchist but being an activist.

People who have impact are always looking People who have impact are always looking for what’s not there, what has not been said for what’s not there, what has not been said

and what has not been doneand what has not been done

ThirdThird

Have empathy – People should believe in you, Have empathy – People should believe in you, be willing to take a risk with you and let you be willing to take a risk with you and let you

take risks with them. They should believe take risks with them. They should believe that you are emotionally vested in their that you are emotionally vested in their

success that you are not conducting success that you are not conducting intellectual exercise at their expense. That intellectual exercise at their expense. That

you are out there to help them, to do you are out there to help them, to do something together, not you getting richersomething together, not you getting richer

FourthFourth

Use language carefully. Many academics Use language carefully. Many academics don’t have impact even though they write don’t have impact even though they write

very smart things because they don’t create very smart things because they don’t create the simple language that allows people to the simple language that allows people to

handle very complex ideas.handle very complex ideas.

B-schoolsB-schools to acquire, create, retain intellectual to acquire, create, retain intellectual

leadershipleadership to indulge in aspirational and inspirational to indulge in aspirational and inspirational

researchresearch

The only way to invent something new is to The only way to invent something new is to imagine how one thinks organizations should imagine how one thinks organizations should be or could be, and where they are not today be or could be, and where they are not today

and then ask how to help them get there.and then ask how to help them get there.

For B-schools research is not experimental. B-For B-schools research is not experimental. B-schools do not go into organizations and schools do not go into organizations and

develop hypotheses. If research is not develop hypotheses. If research is not aspirational and not experimental, it can’t be aspirational and not experimental, it can’t be

inventive.inventive.

As of now, B-schools research falls into one of As of now, B-schools research falls into one of two categories – either philosophical musings two categories – either philosophical musings

or it is pedantic surveys of best practice.or it is pedantic surveys of best practice.

Organisations to become resilient Organisations to become resilient

must face four challengersmust face four challengers

Cognitive – be conscious of what’s changing Cognitive – be conscious of what’s changing and be continuously free of denial, nostalgia and be continuously free of denial, nostalgia

and arroganceand arrogance

Strategic – alternative as well as awareness – Strategic – alternative as well as awareness – the ability to create a plethora of new the ability to create a plethora of new

options that provide compelling alternatives options that provide compelling alternatives to dying strategiesto dying strategies

Political – divert resources from yesterday’s Political – divert resources from yesterday’s products to tomorrow’sproducts to tomorrow’s

Ideological – question the doctrine of Ideological – question the doctrine of optimization, but optimizing a near irrelevant optimization, but optimizing a near irrelevant

business model can’t secure a company’s business model can’t secure a company’s futurefuture

Renewal has to become continuous and Renewal has to become continuous and opportunity driven rather than episodic and opportunity driven rather than episodic and

crisis drivencrisis driven

   We need managers who have We need managers who have the courage and the vision.the courage and the vision.

Thank youThank you