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The Barnato Way – Connecting strategy, delivery and leadership by blending seven principles, contemporary examples, process and Mike’s models.
A. DELIVERY
1. People
a. Diversity
- Dangerous dogs, books and Tyson
- Males, elephants and the third TV debate
- What can we learn from the Rain Man?
b. Communication
- Communication: Is Cheryl Cole a good or bad role model?
- Nick Clegg, Cheryl Cole & the first TV debate (ACE)
- What Cheryl Cole tells us about communication
c. Listening & learning
- Sex shopping and bargains: lessons
- Sex, shopping and bargains
d. Trust
Bath time, three legs and the second TV debate
2. Organisation
- Talent Management: Does appearance matter?
- Organisation organisation: A brief history in four quotes
- Managing talent: getting the right people on your bus
- England in last 16 (just): what can we learn?
- The 2010 FA Cup Final: learnings and bling
3. Tasks
a. Processes & energy
- Processes: Getting the basics right and bobbies on bikes
- How to combat email exhaustion
- Go Mo! How preparation, peak energy and teamwork paid off
- Performing at peak energy
- March forth!
b. Practice
- Business models and tools: Are they helpful or SAD?
- Golf, Lampard and the Masters
- How to transfer skills and knowledge
- Skill transfer in practice
- Learnings from Lampard: Frankly practice matters
- What can we learn from Lampard’s penalties?
c. Projects
- Business models and tools: Are they helpful or SAD?
- Are you suffering from project overload?
- Do you have a purposeful portfolio or a project muddle?
- How to make sure your project is successful (NOAH)
B. STRATEGY
4. Outcomes
Purpose
- Targets: Are Mourinho’s goals ACED?
- Spending Review 2010: Why targets should be ACED
- What do dogs and the RSPCA tell us about strategy?
Priorities
- Are you suffering from project overload?
- Fire fighting: Symptoms & Solutions (SUIT)
Strategy
- Your brand: Is it bland or SPICED up?
- Strategy & delivery: How to be better at both (6Ps)
- Strategy & delivery: The disconnect
- Five threats & five opportunities for 2010
- Five threats & five opportunities for 2010: Revisited
Policy
How to use evidence and experts in policy making
Scorecards & decisions
- Spending Review 2010: Why targets should be ACED
- Better decisions, different perspectives and the Prince of Persia (A-E)
5. Risk
- Don’t say Dubai to risk (the 5C warning signs)
- What Northern Rock tells us about risk management?
C. LEADERSHIP
6. Style
- Leaders: Why do they need both a clock and a compass?
- Situational leadership: Why Capello failed
- The four most common challenges facing leaders
- Leadership in challenging times (SAIL)
- Are you a self aware leader?
- Leaders: Forget frogs, copy chameleons
- Why not? For toddler taming, leading and governing
7. Perspective
- Why do leaders need both a compass and a clock?
- Nothing fails like success – how to survive and thrive
- Caring for clients and children: Similarities and differences