Presentation to CEO Dinner hosted by the British Council, Khartoum

1. Peter Totterdill Director Workplace Innovation Limited Joint Chief Executive UK Work Organisation Network Visiting Professor Kingston University London [email_address] Leadership challenges in a volatile world

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9. The past is an increasingly unreliable guide to the future

10. Survival is not compulsory Of the Fortune 500 firms listed in any year from 1975, over a third disappeared ten years later. Only one firm remains from the 1900 list. For smaller firms the odds are much worse. Put simply, change is imperative.

11. Anticipating the future is tricky

12. “ It will be years – not in my time – before a woman will become Prime Minister.” Margaret Thatcher, 1974 Anticipating the future is tricky

13. But thinking about the future is essential ‘ In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.’ Dwight D. Eisenhower

14. Future Quiz When was the phrase “nothing is permanent but change” written?

15. Answer Between 540BC-480BC by Heraclitus

16. According to former US Secretary of Education Richard Riley…

22. Times of economic downturn are times to invest in people and workplace innovation. Now is the time to engage people in finding creative solutions.

26. CHINA AND THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

31. SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, 24th March 2008

41. Active disengagement

51. 24 th January 2022

52. 24 th January 2022 What will I be doing?

53. 24 th January 2022 The Economy The Workplace The Workforce Technology

54. 24 th January 2022: Global Threats and Exciting Opportunities Micro Global Control Influence Adapt to things that cannot be changed

55. Traditional ways of organising work and traditional approaches to management are inadequate in an increasingly volatile world.

56. Work and Capital Svenskt N ä ringsliv – Confederation of Swedish Enterprise Then Work Anonymous and replaceable Capital Personal and unique

57. Work and Capital Svenskt N ä ringsliv – Confederation of Swedish Enterprise Then Now Work Anonymous and replaceable Capital Personal and unique

58. Work and Capital Svenskt N ä ringsliv – Confederation of Swedish Enterprise Then Now Work Anonymous and replaceable Personal and unique Capital Personal and unique More and more anonymous and replaceable

59. “ . . . a clear concentration on those factors in the work environment which determine the extent to which employees can develop and use their competencies and creative potential to the fullest extent, thereby enhancing the company’s capacity for innovation and competitiveness while enhancing quality of working life.” Hi-Res Study (available at www.ukwon.net)

69. Vision? Vision?

72. “ People are proud to work here. Proud of colleagues, proud of the company and proud of themselves.” David, Managing Director

73. “ I wonder if David knows how people are treated? I’m sure he wouldn’t want his company to be run like that”. Trish, Shopfloor Worker

74. Active disengagement

75. Dialogue, Reflection, Negotiated Action

76. Dialogue, Reflection, Negotiated Action Shared Knowledge & Intelligence

78. Entrepreneurial Organisations and Entrepreneurial Individuals INDIVIDUALS ORGANISATIONS Conforming Entrepreneurial Conforming Entrepreneurial

79. Entrepreneurial Organisations and Entrepreneurial Individuals INDIVIDUALS ORGANISATIONS Conforming Entrepreneurial Conforming Entrepreneurial Sally

80. Entrepreneurial Organisations and Entrepreneurial Individuals INDIVIDUALS ORGANISATIONS Conforming Entrepreneurial Conforming Entrepreneurial CONFORMITY

81. Entrepreneurial Organisations and Entrepreneurial Individuals INDIVIDUALS ORGANISATIONS Conforming Entrepreneurial Conforming Entrepreneurial SYMBOLIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP

82. Entrepreneurial Organisations and Entrepreneurial Individuals INDIVIDUALS ORGANISATIONS Conforming Entrepreneurial Conforming Entrepreneurial Jess

83. Entrepreneurial Organisations and Entrepreneurial Individuals INDIVIDUALS ORGANISATIONS Conforming Entrepreneurial Conforming Entrepreneurial RESISTED

84. Entrepreneurial Organisations and Entrepreneurial Individuals INDIVIDUALS ORGANISATIONS Conforming Entrepreneurial Conforming Entrepreneurial Sonya

85. Entrepreneurial Organisations and Entrepreneurial Individuals INDIVIDUALS ORGANISATIONS Conforming Entrepreneurial Conforming Entrepreneurial ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANISATION

86. FORMAL, RIGHTS-BASED REFLECTIVE AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED TEAM-BASED PROBLEM SOLVING INFORMAL Self-organised teamworking Empowering job design and individuals engaged in dialogue Employees participating as experts in improvement and innovation Partnership involving Trade Union or Workplace Representatives

87. FORMAL, RIGHTS-BASED REFLECTIVE AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED TEAM-BASED PROBLEM SOLVING INFORMAL Self-organised teamworking Empowering job design and individuals engaged in dialogue Knowledge Sharing Partnership involving Trade Union or Workplace Representatives Employees participating as experts in improvement and innovation

88. FORMAL, RIGHTS-BASED REFLECTIVE AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED TEAM-BASED PROBLEM SOLVING INFORMAL Self-organised teamworking Empowering job design and individuals engaged in dialogue Knowledge Sharing TACIT KNOWLEDGE INTO STRATEGY STRATEGY INTO PRACTICE Partnership involving Trade Union or Workplace Representatives Employees participating as experts in improvement and innovation

89. FORMAL, RIGHTS-BASED REFLECTIVE AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED TEAM-BASED PROBLEM SOLVING INFORMAL Self-organised teamworking Empowering job design and individuals engaged in dialogue Knowledge Sharing TACIT KNOWLEDGE INTO STRATEGY STRATEGY INTO PRACTICE Ensuring quality of dialogue Partnership involving Trade Union or Workplace Representatives Employees participating as experts in improvement and innovation

90. FORMAL, RIGHTS-BASED REFLECTIVE AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED TEAM-BASED PROBLEM SOLVING INFORMAL Self-organised teamworking Empowering job design and individuals engaged in dialogue Knowledge Sharing TACIT KNOWLEDGE INTO STRATEGY STRATEGY INTO PRACTICE Ensuring quality of dialogue MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS & PROCEDURES PRODUCTIVE REFLECTION Partnership involving Trade Union or Workplace Representatives Employees participating as experts in improvement and innovation

91. Productive Reflection and Transformation Productive Reflection Individual creativity Team effectiveness Organisational innovation and transformation

92. ERICSSON RADIO SYSTEMS, G Ä VLE The Green Room

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