better results through better thinking
A View From
The Top
Moving From Strategy
to Results with Whole
Brain
®
Teamwork and
Better Thinking
2011 THINC
™WEBINAR SERIES
Presented by:
Chuck McVinney
President,
McVinney &
Company
B
C
Efficiency
Financials
Technology
Past trends
Performance
Measurements
Goals - Objectives
Competition
Environment
Future trends
New concepts
National - World
Vision - Purpose
Long term strategy
Methods - Regulations
Quality - Perfection
Risk reduction
Resources
Control
Timing
Policy
Training - Development
Teams - Relationships
Community Relations
Customer Relations
Communications
Culture - Values
Recognition
A
Facts
Form
D
Futures
Feelings
Whole Brain® and
the Four quadrant 4-color graphics are trademarks of Herrmann
International, © 2011.
better results through better thinking
PAY ATTENTION
Creative leaders find ways
of stepping into the
shoes of other people and asking,
“How would I feel and
what would I want if I were this
person?”
Gay Hendricks & Kate Ludeman
,
Creative
management
means
a capacity for
surprise
and
a willingness
to make mistakes.
better results through better thinking
Instructions:
Use this checklist
to identify action
items related to
the project or task.
ACTION CHECKLIST: WHAT DOES THE TEAM NEED TO DO?
Does the project/task require
actions related to:
Goal and objectives?
Efficiency?
Financials?
Technology?
Past Trends?
Research?
Performance?
Measurement?
Does the project/task require
actions related to:
Methods and Regulations?
Quality?
Risk Reduction?
Resources?
Control?
Timing?
Policy?
Procedures?
Does the project/task require
actions related to:
Training & Development?
Teams & Relationships?
Community Relations?
Customer Relations?
Recognition?
Communications?
Culture and Values?
Does the project/task require
actions related to:
Competition?
Environment?
Future Trends?
New Concepts?
Nation and World?
Vision and Purpose?
Long-term strategy?
A
D
Whole Brain® and the
Four quadrant 4-color graphics are trademarks of Herrmann
Top
Teams:
What the
Experts
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Jon Katzenbach
Teams at the Top
,
The Discipline of Teams
and
The
Wisdom of Teams
•
Roles trump style.
•
Teams are shaped by crises.
•
Leaders must be able to shift
gears.
•
Integration (collaboration) is a key
discipline (over compromise and
competition).
•
Discipline includes balancing
functional responsibilities and
corporate strategic needs.
Bob Johansen
Leaders Make The Future
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Sensitivity to the Future
•
Clarity of Vision and Work
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Commitment to the Vision
•
Flipping Dilemmas
•
Bio-Empathy
•
Quiet Transparency
•
Immersive Learning
better results through better thinking
Case #1:
Case #1
When The Top Team Isn’t
•
Original entrepreneur with D-quadrant
dominance was “eased out” of the organization.
•
Without her, innovative thinking was missing.
•
New top leader’s focus was on creating and
maintaining processes.
•
Market changed; legacy products became stale.
Company had to downsize to adjust to a
better results through better thinking
Case #2:
What About Organizations
With Technical Leaders
Case #2
What About Technical Leaders At The Top
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Cerebral, technical team.
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Only one “customer” (venture capital firm).
•
Relationships based on technical prowess of CEO,
Board Chair.
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Great technology; no market attention, no sales.
•
Venture capital funding withdrawn in 2008.
Company forced to sell its technology at
better results through better thinking
Case #3:
Mixed Nuts – A Food
Manufacturer Models Top
Leadership in Changing
Case #3
Mixed Nuts – A Food Manufacturer Models Top
Leadership in Changing Market
•
Balanced thinking styles, genders.
•
Conscious about Whole Brain
®
team
development.
•
Applies Whole Brain
®
Thinking for
strategic planning and problem
solving.
better results through better thinking
Whole Brain® and the Four quadrant 4-color
graphics are trademarks of Herrmann International, © 2011.
Successful Teams at the Top Require Whole Brain
®
Thinking
better results through better thinking
Whole Brain® and the Four quadrant
The Whole Brain
®
Model
MIND THE GAP
B
C
LOGICAL
ANALYTICAL
FACT BASED
QUANTITATIVE
A
D
ORGANIZED
SEQUENTIAL
PLANNED
DETAILED
HOLISTIC
INTUITIVE
INTEGRATING
SYNTHESIZING
INTERPERSONAL
FEELING BASED
KINESTHETIC
EMOTIONAL
Whole Brain® and the Four
quadrant 4-color graphics are trademarks of Herrmann International, © 2011
better results through better thinking
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