Dealing with Uncertainty and Risk - New Leadership Behaviors: Ivy Exec Webinar with Scott Kiefer from The Oliver Group
How do you lead in a volatile environment? What behaviors can help you to cut through clutter and think clearly about your vision and plans in the midst of risk, while still encouraging innovation? This presentation will provide strategies on how leaders can minimize outside distractions and focus on competencies with critical thinking and searching questions to become a stronger leader. Recognizing the qualities that make effective leaders will help you to develop your own leadership style. Scott Kiefer is a Vice-President with The Oliver Group and oversees strategic consulting. Scott consults on executive and management levels to implement the Predictive Index® systems and works with leaders to create performance improvement strategies. He has extensive experience with designing and delivering high-impact solutions that fundamentally change how leaders run their businesses. Prior to joining The Oliver Group, Scott spent 10 years as an Army officer, including assignments in the Cold War capital of Berlin, where he led Army soldiers as an Infantry Company Commander. After the military, Scott led business teams at Frito-Lay and ExxonMobil. At ExxonMobil, he led supply chain organization for a world-class supplier of petrochemical products to the automotive industry.
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Dealing with Uncertainty and Risk - New Leadership Behaviors: Ivy Exec Webinar with Scott Kiefer from The Oliver Group
- 1. Dealing with Uncertainty and Risk – The New Leadership Behaviors Scott Kiefer, The Oliver Group
- 2. Scott Kiefer • Leadership roles in military, business, and higher education • Consultant and Executive Advisor • Mid-career MBA - University of Louisville • Clients: Startup to Fortune 500 • Best Day: Connecting the Dots • Best Teachers: The Boys, 9 & 4 • Vice President, The Oliver Group Want more info? Go to IvyExec.com 2
- 3. The Oliver Group • Founded 1984 • Privately held management consulting firm • Assists leaders to navigate change & enable growth • HQ, Louisville, KY, 200+ client • Multi-disciplined consultants • First client – Maker’s Mark since ‘84 Want more info? Go to IvyExec.com 3
- 8. WHERE. How. what.
- 10. volatility uncertainty complexity ambiguity
- 12. • Dynamic instability • Rapidly changing conditions • Problems emerge without warning • Frenetic pace
- 13. uncertainty • Inability to predict • Surprises abound
- 14. complexity • Solutions span disciplines • Two or more puzzling choices
- 15. ambiguity • Hazy reality • Conflict • Stalemate
- 18. Th e rld futu o re h ew T s Ou lv e r bu rs e si nes Ou s
- 22. Next Steps • How could you demonstrate curiosity in the next 90 days?
- 24. Thoughtful Risk Taking Make Decisions Manage Ambiguity Bring it, big guy. Personal Initiative
- 28. Compelling communication Leveraging diverse thinking Building relationships Influencing others
- 31. Next Steps • Find someone you don’t interact with on a regular basis. Share with them one of your goals and ask them to give you feedback on how they would approach the problem.
- 34. Ef*fec*tive Smart [smahrt] : [ih-FEK-tiv] : Having the right Asking the right answers questions
- 36. Next Steps • How am I personally encouraging creativity?
- 38. Your Role Your People Your Company / Organization Driving for Results
- 42. vision volatility understanding uncertainty clarity complexity ambiguity agility
- 44. Conclusion Questions / Comments? Want more info? Go to IvyExec.com 44