Today, I hope I can make you think

Joris Meijaard Managing director MIR

New Business & New Policy Research

Who are you?• When have you been most committed, passionate and enthusiastic?• When have you been most creative?• When have you been most sure of yourself and your decisions? • What do you consider to be your greatest accomplishment?• When have other people considered you to be most successful?• When have you enjoyed your work/life most?• What talents were you relying on, and using, in these situations?• For what would you take a very strong stand?• What about the world puzzles or disturbs you that you could make an

impact on?• What tasks do you like at RA when you have a choice?• What activities are you drawn towards out of work?• If money were no concern, what would you be doing?

Why are you at Roosevelt Academy?

Many tools out there

• Self Assessment, e.g. Mindtools– Vision: Where do you want to be in 2020?

(normative, triangulate)– SWOT

(positive, triangulate)– PEST

(focus, double check)– Career Anchors

(assessment tools)

Generating your own foresight• Evolution: Many trends continue as expected. Things

gently move toward a predictable end point.• Revolution: Some new factors fundamentally change

the situation.• Cycles: What goes around comes around. Boom

follows bust follows boom follows bust.• Infinite Expansion: Some exciting trends DO continue.

Think of the computer industry in the 1950s.• Lone Ranger: The triumph of the lone hero against the

forces of inertia.• My Generation: Changes in culture and demographics

affect the situation.

Career anchors (Edgar Schein)• Independence• Stability • Technical-functional excellence• General managerial excellence• Entrepreneurship• Creativity• Service or dedication to a cause • Pure challenge• Life style

Enterpreneurial spirit

• Self-Efficacy In control over your life• Creativity Think out of the box• Proactiveness Try to be ahead of

situations• Persistence Be a pitbull

Evaluate your behaviour

• Focus SMART targets, minimize distractions• Efficiency: do the right things, minimize waste• Effectiveness hit the target, minimize misses

Long term Path• Investment vs. Harvest• Flexibility vs. Stability• Work vs. The Rest• Path Dependence• Real options

Cruijff

• If you don’t shoot, you will never score• Every loss has its benefit• Its about foresight: If you start earlier than your

opponent, you will appear to be faster• You only start seeing it, once you understand it• As long as you have the ball, they can’t score• If you are not on the right place at the right time, you

are either too late or too soon

Experiences

Academic Corporate

Entrepreneurial

PhDAss.professorDirector E’ship

ResearcherSales Director

People Manager

StartupGrowthConsolidate/exit

Academic

PhDAss.professorDirector E’ship

Corporate

ResearcherSales director

People Manager

Entrepreneurial

StartupGrowthConsolidate/Exit