It's simply not that simple - navigating complexity with curiosity and connectio...
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Argues that command and control fails in complex adaptive systems and offers a practical leadership Loop that teams actually used to rescue an electric car program: Consider Curiosity Implement Evolve prescribes system visualisations, team charter and superordinate goal, short fast experiments, design thinking hypotheses, and deliberate work to change obstructive policies. Emotional mapping—find your Bruno and map feelings—is used to surface blockers. The result is a delivered vehicle plus slow organisational shifts toward empathy, curiosity and reduced impediments.
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chapters (23)
- 0:00Introduction to the Leadership Loop
- 2:12Burns factory success with command and control
- 6:50Why the old model fails in modern complexity
- 9:24The speed of change in modern industries
- 11:10Complex adaptive systems and unpredictability
- 15:11Why command and control no longer works
- 16:34Defining leadership beyond hierarchy
- 17:39Agility as a superpower in leadership
- 18:43Superordinate goals and psychological safety
- 21:12Introducing the Valerie Leadership Loop
- 23:00Step one of the loop consider and assumptions
- 24:23Step two implement short fast experiments
- 25:30Unlearning and relearning for evolution
- 28:00Henry’s overwhelmed moment and Bruno
- 30:30Understanding Bruno and team dynamics
- 31:33Curiosity as a countercultural act
- 33:16Rollercoaster of confusion and pressure
- 35:02Breaking analysis paralysis with action
- 36:04Impediments are the path to evolve
- 37:53Evolving policies and relationships
- 38:56Henry’s team delivers systemic change
- 40:42Small tweaks over massive change programs
- 41:25Final call to action and connection
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