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Deep transformation starts at the top

 
 

Leaders in today’s volatile and fast-changing world need to do so much more than deliver on
the bottom line. Today’s leaders need to:

 
 

Build a Cohesive Team

 
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Create and Convey Clarity

 
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To do so, they will have to:

 

01.

Articulate their organisation’s
purpose and mission


 

04.

Create positive cultures at work so talent can thrive, and performance can be at its best

02.

Influence with empathy, communicate clarity and communicate with emotional intelligence

 

05.

Build agile, resilient organisations at the same time as deliver results for shareholders in increasingly challenging environments

03.

Understand that true success comes from being connected: having trusted relationships with their employees - and their customers

 

06.

Be mentally tough, authentic, collaborative...

 

07.
And build trust.

A Herculean task!  One that is difficult to achieve without the right leadership team.
And practically impossible if leaders are pulling in different directions and displaying contradictory behaviours and values

The key lies in creating deeper human connections in the LTs, connecting leaders with a
common purpose, values and goals and gaining true leadership alignment.

 

The Connected leader is an essential part of Open Water’s Connected program. Change in attitudes and behaviours come from the top. Using diagnostics and in-depth interviews Open Water’s Master Coaches gain insight into the leaders’ strengths, beliefs, and attitudes as well as what they want to achieve. They then work with leadership teams in intensive workshops, online and face-to-face, to identify their  ‘why’  and help them align on the ‘what’ and the ‘how.’

A key focus in these sessions seeks to build a cohesive team, create alignment and clarity. And very importantly: create stronger human connections in the team. We know that the success of the desired outcome will depend on leaders’ ability to build trust. During a Connected leader session, we work to ‘reset’ perceptions (beliefs), helping leaders shift from seeing colleagues as professional ‘functional heads’ to ‘humans with complex needs and emotions’.

Why
Connected Leader?

The Connected leader
is a critical part of the organisation’s journey of learning and change.

Designed to deliver as much value in as little time as possible, connected leaders will be able to:

 
 

·       Identify and articulate their organisational
purpose

·       Communicate with more clarity and empathy

·       Tap into their collective and individual strengths
with greater emotional intelligence.

·       Connect with and influence their teams to gain
stakeholder buy in

·       Build trust

·       Align as a leadership team on values, goals and
strategic approach

·       Establish a framework for success that will
catalyse the change they need to  achieve their
business objectives.

Testimonials

What leaders and program alumni say about the Connected Leader?

Testimonials Connected Leader

“The energy, power and enthusiasm that unlocked a positive and constructive response from the audience was key. Great job in managing that. Also, fun elements to keep everyone engaged throughout the session.”​

“A great outcome. It's an empowering experience and really builds a framework for success.”​

“The biggest, most important difference is people’s awareness of the big why and understanding its importance. It has changed people’s way of thinking – I have noticed how people now present to groups by explaining the big ‘why’ much better.”​

“I think it will especially have an impact on the performance we have as a team. Speaking the same language, it's about the throw, and not being afraid to fail...”​