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
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.
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?
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)
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