REINVENTION

REINVENTION

_Business mogul, Philanthropist, world’s wealthiest and Computer Programmer, Bill Gates encapsulates it as Business @ the Speed of Thought; Reengineering guru, Michael Hammer, rephrases it as change is now happening exponentially; Systems guru, Peter Senge describes it as, we are, by any technical definition, operating out of control; Organisational and Social Development guru, Charles Handy hits it thus, you can’t stumble backwards into the future. As the presidential election approaches in Nigeria, most of her citizenry are echoing it. It is CHANGE - the most constant phenomenon; the defining attribute of the early 21st century.

Young World Leaders presently gathering at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland grapple to deal with the effect of climate and social change on the world’s economy amongst other discourses.  People, leaders try to reinvent themselves to become more productive. Organisations rework their stratagem to fit or maximise a perceived trend or better still, to attain a new height of influence and relevance. However, leading changes in an organisation entails that a leader bear some indices in mind.

A Shared Need
A change will not effectively be implemented in a system if some party do not perceived an essence for the change. Reinvention will never be welcome with some complacent staff. Hence, it behooves the leader to deal with such tendencies. The need and drive for change should be ‘sensed’ and championed by a crop of leaders across the entire organisation respectively.

Communicate!
The change vision and strategy must be communicated to the team. In a short time, though with repeated emphases, the big picture would be seen by all. It won’t be a bad idea to mention the benefits and side risk of the change knowing fully well that the proposed change would hit a brick wall if the risk is considerable high and the benefits uncertain or intangible. And these are the assignments a leader would have first done before making propositions to implement such change. The What? Why? and How? must be clearly explained to people. How would interacting systems impede or foster the change? All of these should be made vivid.

Equip
Reinvention necessitates a tweak in the modus operandi of an enterprise. It doesn’t have to be an outrightly new working principle, however the team would need to update its skills to fully adapt the change. Training for new skills, mentoring, coaching would go a long way to make the change a user-friendly one. From the outset, productivity and effectiveness might not be at its climax as people are just adjusting to the change. The status quo must however be continually appraised and improved on.

The Wins
It takes a leader or set of leaders to drive a change they see would position the team or department or organisation in an advantageous height. Gather momentum and generate some small wins. This is a sure-fire way to win cynics over. Consolidate the small wins as the success begets more success and what you get on the other side is that big sustainable change that you’ve envisioned.

To observe the frequent excitations that your team desires, reinvention {in the sense of both implementing small changes or overhauling the system} might just be a good and the right initiative.
Raise the edge always! Take the LEAD!



Femi TIAMIYU
#LEAD360

#exCITATION215

A new year sure offers so many possibilities. It’s a reminder of unlimited power to fully unleash our limitless potentials.Though we might sometimes be caught in the delusion of starting all over again but it’s actually a continuum of dreams, plans and aspiration ~ layers upon layers. Amidst several aspirations for the year, increasing your leadership’s effectivenessis also a worthy compilation for your list.

Excitation, in Physics, is the addition of sufficient energy to an electron, atom, atomic nucleus, or molecule to raise it from its lowestenergy level ground state to a higherenergy level. Simply, a shift from a one phase to another, usually in an ascending manner. Relating this term to your leadership would observe the input of these four concepts. 

• Energy

     The Serbian American Inventor best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system, Nikola Tesla said, “If you want to find the secret of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” Well, quite a good piece of advice if all one has come to do on earth is to study atoms. However, raising the energy level of your operations is very much needed for you to unleash the next phase of influence opening up to you. Titles may give you a measure of authority, but not influence. Influence originates from you. Not disregarding the place of borrowed influence though {a situation where someone leverages on his superior’s established influence}. However, influence must be earned if you must enter and unleash the next phase of your leadership!Same also with respect!Being more tenacious with that plan or decision despite the rough edges on your path would earn you that respect you’ve been craving. Infuse into your leadership the required energy level necessary for team unity, individual value, and productivity! 

• Capacity

Absorbing and emitting energy allow for the making and detonation of a bomb. Someone said, “Energy is liberated matter, matter is energy waiting to happen.” True! To exhibit and dispense the appropriate quantum of energy required for that next phase of your leadership, building and ‘assuming’ capacity is paramount. Just as a promotion is not necessarily an incentive for higher performance but a reward in recognition of an already displayed performance. Intelligence has been defined as the tool we use to cultivate our lives and to wield control over our environment. So develop intelligence mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually!

•  Speed

The polity is heated up almost everywhere if you could feel the vibrations like Tesla advised us. With crafted strategems, injected energy, built or increasing capacities/intelligences, and a functional set of tools, RUN swiftly!This is not a directionless race ‘cos destination has been clearly defined. How far and fast an organisation would go is a product of its leadership. More importantly, you set the pace for the momentum of everyone under your direct influence and in other instance, your extended influence too!While you give allowance for process to get you cooked in a casserole instead of a microwave as this fast-paced world of ours would have loved to, keep running!When exerting your influence, think of the speed of a Cessna CITATION Mustang (Model 510). But don’t forget to apply brakes where necessary. *LOL*

• Elevation

Speed cancels weight and createsflight. In aviation, there’s a speed referred to as V₁– the critical engine-failure recognition speed - which is the takeoff decision speed nominated by the pilot which satisfies all safety rules, and above which takeoff will continue even if an engine fails.It’s like making a V₁commitment to put all of these processes into practice over and over again, then complexes becomes simplified; and one outcome is sure: Elevation!I’m sure this tallies with one of the themes for the year in some centres.

Get deliberate about your leadership. Prepare for the next phase of influence. Make room continually for thatShift to happen in your organisation, team, club or department. Get excited about every process and the seemingly challenges on the route. More importantly, stay exCITED! A warmly welcome to a 2015full of exCITATION!

Raise the edgealways!Take the LEAD!

Femi TIAMIYU

#LEAD360