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- 2. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board How many exec coaches does it take to change a lightbulb?
- 3. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board One. But the lightbulb has to really want to change. How many exec coaches does it take to change a lightbulb?
- 4. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board “Every decision in the world is made by the person who has the power to make that decision - not the ‘right’ person, or the ‘smartest’ person, or the ‘most quali fi ed’ person.” – Marshall Goldsmith Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board
- 5. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Managing your internal and external board of directors Mr Joe Leech 4th April 2022
- 7. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board I know this is a bad idea
- 12. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board You would have a bunch of people standing around in a cave, chatting and socializing and not getting anything done.” “What would happen if the autism gene was eliminated from the gene pool? – Temple Gradin Photo credit https://quotepark.com/media/authors/temple-grandin.jpeg
- 13. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board £$€ IMP Furious Worker + ~10 more
- 14. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board “I hate board meeting, I hate the grilling “I don’t think it’s fair to put my senior team in front of the board “Honestly, I’m intimidated every time “I hate all the preparation and the detail I need
- 15. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board https://hbr.org/2002/09/what-makes-great- boards-great https://speaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/jeffrey-sonnenfeld-hero.jpeg Jeffrey Sonnenfeld Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Management at Yale School of Management, and SeniorAssociate Dean for Leadership Studies. “We’ll be fi ghting the wrong war if we simply tighten procedural rules for boards and ignore their more pressing need —to be strong, high-functioning work groups whose members trust and challenge one another and engage directly with senior managers on critical issues facing corporations.”
- 17. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board https://hbr.org/2002/09/what-makes-great- boards-great https://speaking.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/jeffrey-sonnenfeld-hero.jpeg Jeffrey Sonnenfeld Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Management at Yale School of Management, and SeniorAssociate Dean for Leadership Studies. “We’ll be fi ghting the wrong war if we simply tighten procedural rules for boards and ignore their more pressing need —to be strong, high-functioning work groups whose members trust and challenge one another and engage directly with senior managers on critical issues facing corporations.” BUT HOW?
- 19. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Insurance Bigwig
- 20. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Things are going reallywell.
- 21. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board We need to consolidate & protect We need to minimise risk We need more process Insurance Bigwig Manager
- 22. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Merrill Lynch Exec
- 23. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Merrill Lynch Exec aka The Critic What more could we be doing The team is too inexperienced Our competitors are breathing down our neck
- 24. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board “I hate board meeting, I hate the grilling “I don’t think it’s fair to put my senior team in front of the board “Honestly, I’m intimidated every time “I hate all the preparation and the detail I need
- 25. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board The Veteran Founder
- 26. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board We need towork harder We need to expand The Veteran Founder Firefighter Where is this coming from?
- 28. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board We need to fire the under performers Wouldn’t it be great ifwe [blocked chained /AI-ed / Rocket-powered] it Non-exec co-founder aka The Exile
- 29. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Well we can just ignore them, right? RIGHT?
- 30. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Well we can just ignore them, right? RIGHT?
- 31. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Non-exec co-founder aka The Exile Merrill Lynch Exec aka The Critic The Veteran Founder aka The Firefighter Insurance Bigwig aka Manager
- 32. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Things aren’t going aswell as expected.
- 33. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Merrill Lynch Exec aka The Critic
- 34. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Merrill Lynch Exec aka The Critic I told you so
- 35. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board We need to consolidate & protect We need to minimise risk We need more process Insurance Veteran Manager
- 36. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board We need towork harder We need to expand The Veteran Founder Firefighter
- 37. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board We need to fire the under performers Non-exec co-founder aka The Exile Wouldn’t it be great ifwe [blocked chained /AI-ed / Rocket-powered] it
- 38. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board So, what do we do?
- 39. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Listen, thank them for their comment. Why are they saying this? Is this the right thing to do? What should we do?
- 40. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Non-exec co-founder aka The Exile Merrill Lynch Exec aka The Critic The Veteran Founder aka The Firefighter Insurance Bigwig aka Manager
- 44. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Once you start see the directors of others, you can start to see yours.
- 46. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board What if Imposter Syndrome is a Feature not a Bug? https://businessofsoftware.org/2018/02/impostor-syndrome-hangout/ https://mrjoe.uk/imposter-syndrome-is-a-feature-not-a-bug/ IMP
- 47. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board https://businessofsoftware.org/2018/02/healthy-wealthy-wise-jason-cohen-wpengine-bos-usa-2017/ https://twitter.com/notch/status/637562496056995840?lang=en-GB Healthy, Wealthy & Wise, Jason Cohen, WPEngine, BoS USA 2017
- 48. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board £$€ IMP Furious Worker + ~10 more
- 49. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Who is driving the bus?
- 51. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- 53. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board £$€ IMP Furious Worker + ~10 more
- 54. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/oscars/a39553162/will-smith-chris-rock-oscars-confrontation/ In your highest moments, be careful, that’s when the devil comes for you – Denzil Washington
- 57. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board £$€ IMP Furious Worker + ~10 more Just squash them, banish them…
- 58. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Well we can just ignore them, right? RIGHT?
- 59. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Listen, thank them for their comment. Why are they saying this? Is this the right thing to do? What should we do?
- 60. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Curiosity Compassion Clarity Connectedness Creativity Courage Con fi dence Calm True self This is the underlying operating system.
- 61. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Curiosity Compassion Clarity Connectedness Creativity Courage Con fi dence Calm Leadership This is the underlying operating system.
- 63. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board – Dinesh Paliwal, Harman International "When we go to our board now, every business strategy is described in one page, with simple messaging. 1. What is the goal, the core message, in one line? 2. What are the three key actions we're taking? 3. What are the three key challenges? 4. How do we measure success in twelve months?
- 64. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board – Dinesh Paliwal, Harman International “My board members read that, and it's much easier for them to understand. Simplifying the message is not just an art. It is a practice, and it doesn't happen in one day. It doesn't come naturally to most of us. It's work and you have to spend time on it."
- 65. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Curiosity Compassion Clarity Connectedness Creativity Courage Con fi dence Calm Leadership This is the underlying operating system.
- 66. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board – Dinesh Paliwal, Harman International "When we go to our board now, every business strategy is described in one page, with simple messaging. 1. What is the goal, the core message, in one line? 2. What are the three key actions we're taking? 3. What are the three key challenges? 4. How do we measure success in twelve months?
- 67. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board £$€ IMP Furious Worker +13 more
- 68. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board “Every decision in the world is made by the person who has the power to make that decision - not the ‘right’ person, or the ‘smartest’ person, or the ‘most quali fi ed’ person.” – Marshall Goldsmith Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board
- 69. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board Who is on your internal board of directors? Homework: Joe@MrJoe.uk
- 71. Slides & more: mrjoe.uk/board joe@mrjoe.uk Stay in touch @mrjoe mrjoe.uk mrjoe.uk/board Linkedin.com/in/joeleech/