The document discusses transcending average leadership and becoming a "beyonder" by going beyond limitations. It suggests asking four questions about innovation, integration, design, and contributing to joy. It advocates having a deep-seated vision, positive bias, starting blossoming, having courage to be a minority of one, and flowing through passion and discipline. The overall message is about daring to be different, humble, and focused on having a positive impact.

1. BEYONDERS
TRANSCENDING AVERAGE
LEADERSHIP
Herman Van den Broeck &
David Venter

2. Deep-
seated
vision
Humble Positive
daring bias
BE A
The
dance of
BEYONDER Startle to
your Blossom
shadow
Flow Courage
through to be
passion & minority
discipline of one
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3. Ask yourself four questions:
1. Do you wear blinkers or do you go ‘beyond’ ? Are you
going for open innovation? What is the story behind
the number cruncher in you? (innovation)
2. Do you act like the lion-tamer in the local circus or do
you create a symphony integrating harmoniously all
your company’s activities? (integration)
3. Do your products/services extend beyond purely
functional usage and also embody distinct design
qualities? (beauty)
4. Do your products /services also contribute to the joy
of life? (joy)
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4. Deep-
seated
vision
Authentic growth
BE A
BEYONDER
No control system can ever compensate for the lack
deep-
of a deep-seated vision. Systems may be necessary
people.
but they are not capable of motivating people.
If you fail to respect the core values of your
company, countless restructurings of the
organisation will only serve to ultimately kill your
business.
business.
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5. Deep-
seated
vision
Positive
bias
BE A
BEYONDER
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6. ‘Speak when you’re angry,
and you’ll make the best speech
regret.’
you’ll ever regret.’
(Lawrence J. Peter)
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7. Fear tears an organisation apart and kills
creativity and innovation
Charles Wang
(computer associates)
CEO Chainsaw Al
Dunlap
Jean Buttner, Value
Line Inc.
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8. Positive Bias: courage to celebrate what’s right
with the world
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9. Our emotional brain at work
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11. Positive
Your PB-challenge... Bias
BE A
BEYONDER
Look into the mirror:
these expressions will
contaminate or inspire your
co-
co-workers
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12. Deep-
seated
vision
Positive
bias
BE A
BEYONDER Startle to
blossom
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13. Most companies have this funnel. Give me all
of your ideas and we’ll choke them down to
two ideas. In my old company, if you had a
great idea, we would tell you, ‘Okay, we’ll
make an appointment for you to address the
murder board’, because the murder board’s
job was to make sure the company took no
risk. Their job was to shoot down ideas.
- Jim Lavoie -
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14. The secret of a tandem hitch!
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15. Your STB-challenge...
BE A
BEYONDER Startle to
Blossom
Don’t spend your time convincing yourself of
the fact that there is no other way, keep your
mind open, long enough to visualise how the
ideal future would look
Our mind works like a parachute: it works
much better when it is open
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16. Deep-
seated
vision
Positive
bias
BE A
BEYONDER
Startle to
blossom
Courage
‘to be
minority
of one’
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17. Your MoO-challenge...
BE A
BEYONDER
Mino-
rity of
one
Know the political games of the
organisation, and be brave enough
not to give a damn about these
games
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18. Deep-
seated
vision
Positive
bias
BE A
BEYONDER
Startle to
blossom
Flow
through Courage ‘to
be minority
passion & of one’
discipline
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19. What about your passion?
Harmonious Obsessive
Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook): Maria Sharapova and her father:
‘Believing is the first step to ‘My love for tennis stopped me
doing’ from walking away’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/jun/15/maria-
Richard Branson: ‘If you can sharapova-wimbledon
indulge in your passion, life will
be far more interesting than if
you're just working’.
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20. The Spanish riding school of Vienna
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21. Your FPD-challenge ...
BE A
BEYONDER
Flow
Passion
Disci-
pline
If you want to climb a
mountain:
Climb high, rest low,
do not strain!
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22. Deep-
seated
vision
Positive
bias
BE A
The
dance of
BEYONDER
Startle to
your blossom
shadow
Flow
Courage ‘to
through
be minority
passion &
of one’
discipline
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23. Survival of the wholest
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24. Check the leaders you used to work for!
Some leaders/coaches bring joy
wherever they go,
Some leaders/coaches bring joy
whenever they go.
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25. Your DoS-challenge ...
BE A
Dance BEYONDER
of your
shadow
From enjoying being the
best in the world
to enjoying being the
best for the world
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26. Deep-
seated
vision
Humble Positive
daring bias
BE A
The dance BEYONDER
Startle to
of your
blossom
shadow
Flow
Courage ‘to
through
be minority
passion &
of one’
discipline
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29. Be aware…
Do not
ask your hairdresser
if you need a haircut!
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30. But it is
Daring to behumility
different
may take you to the top.
that will keep
you there.
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31. Humble
Your HD-challenge ... Daring
BE A
BEYONDER
There is a big difference between
“doing what you love” and “loving
yourself”. Being passionate about
what you do can actually counter
egotism.
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32. Being a beyonder in 7 lines
Live your story, strong image of the future.
Add energy, go for beauty, do care.
Be playful & creative, resist premature closure.
Feel comfortable pitching half-baked ideas.
Dare to speak up.
Fly on your own wings, perseverance, discipline,
focused passion.
Watch your impact, being the best for the world,
instead of being the best in the world.
Go for it, but stay humble.
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