Dr. Annika Steiber

It is time to reconsider the usefulness of strategic planning and embrace strategic foresight. #foresight #Strategicmanagement #Executivedevelopment

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How companies can build an institutional capability to achieve competitive advantage In the future, the most successful organizations will develop the skills of their workforce by harnessing the power of technology, inextricably linking capability building with business value, and making talent development a CEO-level priority. #resilience #management #leadership #ceo #mentoring #development #empowerment #planning #marketing #competition #training

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Struggling to innovate? It's not a lack of execution holding you back—it's the quality of your ideas. Discover why ‘Wow’ ideas drive successful innovation. NEW in the Thinkergy blog: NEW in the Thinkergy blog: Upskilling Your Talents for the Sixth Wave: Who Should Be Trained in What? #InnovationMyth #CreativeLeadership #IdeaGeneration #WowFactor #InnovationSuccess #XIDEA #CreativeThinking #AdvancedCreativity

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Nice piece from Benjamin Laker on #OKRs in MIT Sloan Management Review. 💯 "...[with OKRs] teams set clear, measurable objectives aligned with organizational goals, fostering a culture of accountability and collective effort and establishing quantifiable steps to track and achieve these aims." MIT Sloan article: https://lnkd.in/eu6xip_9 More on OKRs here: https://lnkd.in/eeXrnrBn

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𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐄𝐈𝐔 𝐂𝐄𝐄 𝐃𝐋𝐈 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 https://lnkd.in/gV69Z6tU https://lnkd.in/g99qXsgh https://eiu.ac/coaching/ 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 Executive coaching focuses on developing a senior executive’s full potential by coaching them to think and act beyond existing limits and paradigms. Our C-Suite Executive Coaching is a highly individualized form of leadership development and support available because it is based on the understanding that to be maximally effective, executives must accurately identify their strengths and areas of development, examine the impact of their behavior on others, and regularly and intentionally reflect on their values, goals, and effectiveness. 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 Our 𝐀.𝐃.𝐀.𝐌.™ coaching methodology is a structured and proven approach to coaching c-suite executives. The methodology consists of the following four-step process that is firmly grounded in leadership development best practices: 𝐀 ssess: Assessment and information gathering from various stakeholders. 𝐃 iscovery: The senior executive will develop self-awareness of their leadership development gaps based on the results of the assessments. 𝐀 ction Plan: With the executive coach's support, the senior executive will craft the professional development plan to achieve the measurable goals. 𝐌 easure: A full evaluation of the effectiveness of the engagement based on the agreed success metrics to assess the outcomes for both the senior executive and the organization. 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 Many newly placed executives fail within their first 2 years in the position for reasons ranging from their inability to adjust to a new role and develop effective relationships, to a lack of understanding of the business imperatives. One such process is ‘Transition Coaching™’, an integrated and systematic process that incorporates the new leader into the organization’s corporate strategy and culture to accelerate productivity. Transition Coaching™ encompasses the goals of executive coaching but focuses on a specific niche, the newly appointed leader (either being promoted from within or being hired externally). For Testimonials, visit https://lnkd.in/gA4xrGs For a Video Playlist on Executive and Transition Coaching, visit https://lnkd.in/gV69Z6tU

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🎉 Empowering Innovation: Embrace Your Experimentation Mindset! 🎉 Join us for a dynamic, face-to-face conference designed to ignite your innovation mindset! Led by two pioneers in academic transformation; Garret Westlake, Ph.D., Executive Director of the da Vinci Center at VCU, and Steve Whitehead, Head of Practice for Academic Innovation at Academic Impressions this event will dive deep into design thinking. In a world where ambiguity is the new constant, leaders are increasingly called to guide organizations through the unknown. What if we saw every challenge not as a problem to be solved but as an experiment to be explored? At Empowering Innovation, we’ll reframe uncertainty as a powerful catalyst for creativity and growth. Here’s what’s in store: ✨ Hands-On Workshops & Deep Dives: Gain practical, design-thinking techniques to tackle complex challenges. ✨ Insights from Top Innovators: Garret and Steve will share their experiences and strategies for fostering an innovation culture. ✨ Networking with Forward-Thinking Leaders: Connect with peers equally committed to change, resilience, and fresh approaches. 🗓 Feb 24-25, 2025 📍 VCU's da Vinci Center Ready to turn challenges into growth? Join us! #EmpoweringInnovation #DesignThinking #Leadership #Innovation #Experimentation

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Leadership is learned, not innate. On The Leadership Trap Podcast with Dr. Kris Potrafka, PhD, SHRM-SCP, PCC and David Hughen, MSOD, PCC, we explored common leadership traps and solutions. Key insights: 🔶 Shift to outside-in thinking: Focus on external impact over internal processes. 🔶 Leadership as a practice: Develop self-awareness, strategy, and interpersonal skills. 🔶 Feedback is gold: Honest, structured input creates stronger leaders. Catch the full discussion: https://lnkd.in/e3uz-eGY #Leadership #OutsideInThinking #GrowthMindset #LeadershipLessons Columbia Business School

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Here’s a short video that explains my Innovation Targeting Matrix. There are three levels of activities: support, core, and differentiating. You should only innovate where you differentiate. Thanks Speakers Associates Ltd for the great work on the video!

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Enthinkment Circle explores three metaphysics crises facing 10 Organizational Development and Change (ODC) approaches to Storytelling Organizations. Video link https://lnkd.in/gy-v4ame Over the past 40+ years I worked and studied in 8 of the 10 (all but re-engineering, and Black Quantum Futurisim). I the case of BQF, I did teach Karen Barad theory at NEWMEXICOSTATE and developed quantum storytelling with colleagues. The three main crises of ODC's metaphysics are entangled in the human-posthuman and the World/Being --- and --- Bracketing the world (e.g. Edmund Husserl). 1. Crisis of Metaphysics of Progress 2. Crisis of Metaphysics of Presence 3. Crisis of Metaphysics of Dualities Here are the 10 approaches reviewed and discussed that manifest quite different positionalities on the three crises: 1. Black Quantum Futurism (applying Baradian quantum agential realism) 2. Participative design for participative democracy PDPD (Fred & Merrelyn Emery) 3. True Storytelling (Larsen, Brauun, & Boje) 4. Process Consultation (Edgar Schein) 5. Socio Economics (Savall, Zardet, Bonnet) 6. Re-engineering (Hammer & Champy) 7. (classical) organizational development 8. Action Research (Kurt Lewin, ...) 9. Appreciative Inquiry (David Cooperrider and Suresh Srivastva) 10. Transorganizational development (Massarik, Tannenbaum, McDonough, Culbert, Lasko) There are also overlaps as shown in the Venn diagram discussed. The positionalities of these 10 ODCs are vastly different approaches to consulting to storytelling organizations (see Boje 1991, 1995, 2008 for more). I attended events in process consulting and Transorg, as well as OD while a prof at UCLA. At New Mexico State University I worked for 20 years, making yearly visits to Franc to study and then teach and consult in Socio-economic approach.

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TAI #Motivational Moments #Blog: Exploring #Ethical Dimensions: #GenerativeAI and Its Moral Implications https://buff.ly/4afwZHI #Leadership #AI #Technology #Ethics #Truth #Bias #Inspiration #TAImotivations

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“Innovation isn’t about abstract ideals like ‘mindset’ or ‘culture.’ It’s about practical decisions in real-world dilemmas. 🚀💡” In corporate settings, innovation leaders often talk about mindset shifts and cultural change. But what does that actually mean? Erin Meyer’s insights highlight a critical truth: culture comes alive not through platitudes, but through the decisions employees make when facing dilemmas. In this article I dive into three real-world dilemmas innovators face in large organizations: 1️⃣ Investing in core business vs. future growth. 2️⃣ Testing new ideas with customers while navigating internal red tape. 3️⃣ Admitting failure on high-stakes projects. Link in the comments :

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IXL Team and colleagues - what do you think of this video about IXL Center - Center for Innovation, Excellence and Leadership Does it show IXL's pre-eminence and does it scream that we are the best partner of choice?

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Nine steps to effective functional strategic planning, from Gartner:  https://lnkd.in/g5mXNpST #gartner #strategicplanning #strategy #leadership #leadershipskills #emergingleaders #leadershipcoach

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Two preexisting conditions are required for basic collaboration: 1. Coordination within the value-creation system and collaborative efforts. 2. Cooperative mindset held by each potential collaborator. Learn more about successfully navigating the 7C’s of Collaboration at https://lnkd.in/bGKQyit #collaboration #collaborativeleadership #changeleadership #business

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Learn how polarity thinking can revolutionize your leadership approach. In today's fast-paced, interconnected world, navigating complexity and fostering organizational agility is key. That's why we're thrilled to invite you to the Polarity Wisdom Workshop—a transformative experience for leaders, change agents, agile coaches, and people leaders like you! Join me on 18 July or 8 November for a highly interactive workshop and learn how to incorporate a Polarity Lens into your practice. The workshop will equip you to: - Distinguish between problems to solve and polarities to manage. - Interpret some day-to-day issues you face regarding polarities and enhance your capacity to move through change more effectively. - Understand how polarities work by learning useful tools and principles—through explanation, exercises, and application. - Use a highly practical toolkit immediately for your learning, team, and clients to improve performance and support development. - Navigate complex issues with greater understanding and ease. - Appreciate how polarity wisdom facilitates vertical growth. For more information or to register for the next event, visit this page: https://lnkd.in/gYvyKHHA #verticaldevelopmentacademy #polaritywisdom

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The scale of problems we face today cannot be solved by one heroic individual leader. System Leaders are needed who are able to bring about collective leadership. This new type of leadership is the gateway to systemic change at a scale commensurate to the problems of our times. Join us! Reserve your slot here: https://lnkd.in/g2wn-_HU

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Daily Empathy Post # 3097 (October 24) "When we think of human cognition, we often focus on intelligence, problem-solving, and creativity. But research shows that empathy plays a crucial, often overlooked role in shaping how we think, make decisions, and interact with others. The brain's emotional and cognitive systems work together through empathy to create a holistic approach to intelligence. In a fascinating review article on the neurobiology of empathy, authors found that empathy activates regions of the brain critical for higher-order thinking, like the anterior cingulate cortex and the insula. These areas support perspective-taking, conflict resolution, and social cognition. Importantly, this research highlights that empathy isn’t just about emotions—it’s an integral part of how we process information, solve problems, and make decisions." Article by John Nosta

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