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May 5, 2014

Transformative Leadership: Stepping Back to Move from Management Speed to Leadership Significance

Kevin CashmanSenior PartnerCEO & Executive DevelopmentKorn Ferry InternationalKevin.Cashman@kornferry.comwww.CashmanLeadership.com

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What Will We Cover Today?

Keys to Unlock Transformative Leadership …

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SometimesTransformation

Happens Unexpectedly…

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Transformation Key One: Pause Powers Transformation

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• 78% of executives get their best ideas:- in the shower- while exercising- driving or commuting to work

• 33% of executives are on the edge of burnout

• Hurry sickness is epidemic: “Most of us are going everywhere but being nowhere!”

Where Do You Get Your Best

Ideas?

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The Pause Principle®

Hyperactive Transformative

Transactive Hypoactive

Low Pause/Reflection High Pause/Reflection

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Degree of Pause/Reflection

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Transactive Management

Content

Speed

Accuracy

Critic

Efficiency

Control

Doing Things Right

Short Term

Expertise

Transformative Leadership

Context

Significance

Authenticity

Coach

Effectiveness

Contribution

Doing the Right Thing

Long Term

Humble Inquiry

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Transformation Key Two: Leadership Development is Inside-Out and Outside-In

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Outside-In

Development

Inside-Out

Development

Transformative Leadership Development

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Transformation Key Three: Leaders Must Pass Through the Lens of Success

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Multi-Focused/ Strategic and Participative Leadership –

Uni-Focused/Task-Focused Leadership –

MAJOR Transition Point: The Lens of Success

Has the answers

Asks the questions

Source: Harvard Business Review, February 2006.

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Transformation Key Four: Flip the VUCA

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What is VUCA?

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“Managing complexity is the #1 leadership challenge today...”

“Dealing with Ambiguity is the #1 competency in

shortest supply in leaders...”

powered by LOMINGER

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Daniel Vasella, M.D.

Former Chairman & CEO, Novartis, the #1 most admired life sciences

company globally

“We need to ‘manage complexity’ and ‘deal with ambiguity’ but NOT too long!”

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VUCA

Transformative Leadership

Flips the VUCA…

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Transformation Key Five: Balance Drive & Connection to Go Beyond What Is …

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Transformative Leaders Balance

DRIVE and CONNECTION to

Go Beyond What Is…

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Managers Improve What Is…

Managers Enhance What Is…

Managers Move Forward What Is…

Leaders Go Beyond What Is…

Transformative Leaders Balance Drive

and Connection to GO BEYOND

What Is…

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Transformation Key Six: Transformative Leadership is Multi-Dimensional

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Purpose Dimension

Key Dimensions of Transformative Leadership

“Authentic Leaders Move from Self to Service.”

Authenticity Dimension

Service Dimension

Self-Awareness Impacts Sustainable Financial Performance.”

“Has Performance Become Your Purpose?”

“Leaders With High Will Have 10X the Influence…”Will Dimension

“Leaders Multiply Energy… By Leveraging Stories & Questions.”Energy Dimension

“Leaders Must be the Change They Wish to Create…

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Pause for Questions

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Transformation Key Seven: Growth IS the Key

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Kevin is a best-selling author, top-ten thought leader, world-class speaker, global CEO coach and pioneer of the ‘grow the whole person to grow the whole leader’ approach to transformative leadership. He is the founder of the Chief Executive Institute® and LeaderSource Ltd, recognized as one of the top three leadership development programs globally. In 2006, LeaderSource joined Korn/Ferry International, where Kevin is now Senior Partner, CEO and Executive Development.

Kevin has advised thousands of senior executives and senior teams in more than 60 countries worldwide. He is an accomplished thought leader on topics of personal, team and organizational transformation. He has written six books including Awakening the Leader Within and Leadership from the Inside Out, named the #1 best-selling business book of 2000 by CEO-READ and is now used at over 100 universities globally. His latest book, The Pause Principle: Step Back to Lead Forward, has been recognized as a Business Book of the Year Finalist by both ForeWord Reviews and CEO-READ.

Kevin has written scores of articles on leadership and talent management and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Chief Executive, Human Resource Executive, Fast Company, Strategy & Leadership, Investors Business Daily, Directors & Boards Magazine, CNN, National Public Radio and other national media. He is a leadership columnist for Forbes.com and has been named as one of the Top 10 Thought Leaders by Leadership Excellence Magazine for several years.

Mr. Cashman holds a degree in psychology from St. John’s University and is an adjunct professor for the University of Minnesota Executive Education program. He is a Board Member for HR.com; a Senior Fellow in the Caux Round Table, a global consortium of CEOs dedicated to enhancing principle-based leadership internationally; and a Board Member for the University of St. Thomas’ Center for Ethical Business Cultures fostering ethical leadership worldwide.

Senior PartnerKorn/Ferry International

CEO & Executive Development

Founder, Chief Executive Institute®

Founder, LeaderSource Ltd

Best Selling Author, Leadership from the Inside Out

Author of new book,The Pause Principle: Step Back to

Lead Forward www.CashmanLeadership.com

@Kevin_Cashman

Kevin Cashman

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