What is leadership in the 21st century and how to develop it. Topics like shared leadership, authentic leadership, trust, and power and politics are covered. Typical keynote of 90 minutes.

1. How one bird calls on the
elephant to chase away the
gorilla
Prof. dr. Jesse Segers
The Future Leadership Initiative
@Segersjesse

3. challenging thoughts about leadership.

5. Leadership is acknowledging the elephant in
the room
1. Which elephant have you acknowledge
lately in the room?
2. When have you been the skunk at the lawn
party?
3. What was your last courageous
conversation?

7. Leadership is working with the system
1. Do you have a good sense of
organizational timing?
2. Who warns you for bad timing?

8. «Self authoring
«Socialized mind
«Self transforming
Adult development
New experiences
Feedback
Exploring biography, reflection
Safety: a third place

9. Leadership is developing as a human being
1. What have been situations lately that you
didn’t understand?
2. Where do you reflect?
3. Where is your third place?
4. On what does your self-worth depend? On
being liked by others?

11. challenging thoughts about leadership.

12. The vertical principle: leadership = being the
boss
-“People are paid to do their job.”
-“If you have a problem come to me.”
-“We need clarity.”
-“At the end of the day I decide.”
-“I’m paid to be in charge here.”
-“There must be clear reporting lines.”
-“As a leader don’t be to close to your
people.”
-“Trust is good, but control is better.”

13. The horizontal principle: leadership=
authentic & shared
-“It is not because I’m the boss, that you have
to listen to me.”
-“It is all together or not at all. We need
everybody.”
-“I’m part of the team, just like you”
-“I don’t have a problem if other people take
the lead”
-“You don’t have to report to me, but to the
goal”
-“Trust & collaboration is the highest good”
-“The situation decides who takes the lead”

17. Trust is the power of leadership
1. How do you build, maintain and repair
trust?
2. Do you appear to be sincere? How
transparent are you?
3. Do you still try to walk your talk? Or do
you talk your walk?

21. Leaders develop leaders
1. On what does your self-worth depend? On
being better than others?
2. How often do you ask for help?
3. How much voice is there in your team?
4. Do you grant others a leadership identity?

26. Conclusion
1. Which elephant have you acknowledge lately in the room? When have
you been the skunk at the lawn party? What was your last courageous
conversation When have you protected the skunk at the lawn party?
2. Do you have a good sense of organizational timing? Who warns you for
bad timing?
3. What have been situations that you didn’t understand lately ? Where do
you reflect? Where is your third place? On what does your self-worth
depend? On being liked by others?
4. What’s your story?
5. How do you build, maintain and repair trust? Do you appear to be
sincere? How transparent are you? Do you still try to walk your talk? Or
do you talk your walk?
6. On what does your self-worth depend? On being better than others? How
often do you ask for help? How much voice is there in your team? Do you
grant others a leadership identity?
7. Do you lead by objectives or by values? How well do you manage social
distance? Do you tolerate or appreciate differences?

27. One bird can start chasing away
the gorilla by calling the
elephant.

28. Q&A

29. OPENING MINDS
TO IMPACT
THE WORLD
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