Tribal Leadership (4 of 4): Tribal Strategy

Tribes, Tribal Leaders, and Tribal Strategy ~ Tribes and Culture ~ Tribes naturally move one cultural stage at a time on a scale of one-to-five ~ Culture emerges from language (theme), behavior (mood), and relationship structures ~ Tribal Leaders and Tribal Leadership ~ Tribal leaders upgrade tribes through cultural stages using leverage points ~ Tribal leadership involves nudging language and fostering relationships Tribal Leadership 2 Copyright (c) 2010 Sinan Si Alhir. All rights reserved.

Tribal Leaders and Tribal Strategy ~ Tribal Leaders ~ Finding and leveraging commitment to shared core values ~ Aligning on a noble cause ~ Establishing triadic relationships ~ Building a history-making strategy Outcomes Assets Will Sufficient Behaviors for the Accomplish Outcomes? Outcomes? Noble Cause Core Values Assets Behaviors Enough Assets for Behaviors? Tribal Leadership 3 Copyright (c) 2010 Sinan Si Alhir. All rights reserved.

Tribal Leaders and Tribal Strategy ~ Tribal Strategy (versus a Personal Strategy) ~ Set by the tribal leader and takes everything into account ~ People can join in only if they are at stages 3, 4, or 5 ~ Three separate and interlocking discussions that flow from core values and noble cause ~ Three questions, which the tribe must answer “yes” to before the strategy can be successfully implemented Outcomes Assets Will Sufficient Behaviors for the Accomplish Outcomes? Outcomes? Noble Cause Core Values Assets Behaviors Enough Assets for Behaviors? Tribal Leadership 4 Copyright (c) 2010 Sinan Si Alhir. All rights reserved.

Core Values, Noble Cause, and Outcomes ~ Core Values and Noble Cause ~ Core Values: Fuels, “stands in”, and timeless ~ Noble Cause: Direction, what the tribe “shoots for”, and far- reaching (yearnings and aspirations) ~ A tribal leader engages a tribe in an exploratory process ~What the tribe stands for (values) ~What it lives for (noble cause) ~ Outcomes (“What do we want”) ~ A conversation about what we want ~ Should be big, specific, measurable, and set in time ~ A tribal leader should ensure outcomes are in line with the tribe’s core values and noble cause Tribal Leadership 5 Copyright (c) 2010 Sinan Si Alhir. All rights reserved.

Assets and Behaviors ~ Assets (“What do we have”) ~ A conversation about what we have ~ Should be heavy, varied, and specific so that they overwhelm the outcome ~ Test Question #1: Assets Sufficient for the Outcomes? ~ Behaviors (“What we will do”) ~ A conversation about what we will do ~ Should be general, consistent, and forwarding so that when accomplished they become assets ~ Test Question#2: Enough Assets for Behaviors? ~ Test Question #3: Will Behaviors Accomplish Outcomes? Tribal Leadership 6 Copyright (c) 2010 Sinan Si Alhir. All rights reserved.

Strategy at Scale ~ Strategy works at every scale ~ Behaviors flow down to outcomes at the next level ~ Strategies cascade up ~ Strategies ~ Coordinated and network together ~ Interlock and form interdependent partnerships ~ Foster mutual accountability Tribal Leadership 7 Copyright (c) 2010 Sinan Si Alhir. All rights reserved.

Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization http://www.culturesync.net Ten-year, 24,000 person, organizational research study Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright Tribal Leadership 9 Copyright (c) 2010 Sinan Si Alhir. All rights reserved.

Tribal Leadership (4 of 4): Tribal Strategy

by Si Alhir (Sinan Si Alhir) on Jul 09, 2010

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