LEADERSHIP
FROM BELOW
Trond Arne Undheim, PhD
Virtual Book Launch, 3 October 2008
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The Premise
• Most management books miss the point
• Leadership is unrelated to hierarchy
• You can lead without being in charge
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Three Things Count
• The Internet generation
• Scandinavian equity
• Asian philosophy
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The Internet Generation
• Navigate hierarchies and networks
• Take charge of technology
• Shape their surroundings
• Your peer-to-peer attitude defies hierarchy
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Scandinavian Equity
• Maintain work-life balance
• Master mobility
• Respect others
• Your choice is to be on top but have a life
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Asian Philosophy
• Tap into Ki – power from below
• Lead by intuition
• Be grounded
• You don’t have to be Asian to use Asian
principles
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Leadership From Below
• Everyone can learn the skills
• Tune your attitude with simple steps
• Reap benefits fast
• You will soon be a pragmatic leader
• …and best of all…it is invisible…so
• Nobody will know. Nobody is threatened.
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