[Ailist] How much AI do leaders need to know to lead successfuly?

[Michael Holdstock]

Anne

You asked "what are your thoughts on how to address the situation?"

Could the attention of the new team be directed to the advantages of the 
"knowledge of strength-based change" that has been part of creating 
thesucces by using some good old fashioned measuring instruments?
For instance
1.
use some of the questions from the IIP standard, or an adapted version of 
the famous 12 questions, or the local/corporate ethics card ("we show 
respect to each other" etc etc) and measure NOW (before the new team have 
their effect) how the organisation is doing on appreciative leadership and 
the (by staff) perceived relationship this has with 
success/turnover/commitment whatever succes has been happening.
(Practically this is very easy. There is free software - e.g. SurveyMonkey - 
which makes this very easy for the company, without extra costs, to manage).

2.
get the management to buy into the importance of whatever measure has been 
chosen (intellectual commitment)

3.
back to AI 4d basics to get emotional commitment

4.
keep on measuring and pointing out what needs to be maintained to get the 
results
- watch which departmenst are making it (managers who walk their talk?) and 
which aren't (managers who don't think it matters?) and then use some very 
appreciative systems to reward those who are making it - and sanction those 
who aren't. Most managers are smart and will understand what their 
colleagues are doing that works - and have the measuring instrument to help 
them decide where to put their shoulders. Persuasive, timefull, directive 
reminders from a vigilant AI practitioner are also of value at this stage 
;-)
And you have also written of them taking the lead from the senior 
executive - it could happen again.

Applying measureability in this situation could give an answer to your 
question "does it matter?". If the change towards knowledge or 
strength-based change has become sustainable then it is possible that the 
lack of it from management doesn't matter, that appreciativeness has become 
part of the organisations and independant of (but hopefully affecting) 
management behaviour.

Mike

> Subject: [Ailist] How much AI do leaders need to know to lead successfuly?
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I would like to ask for your thoughts about how much information or
> background information on AI you think leaders need to have to 
> successfully
> lead the
> next stage of their business.
>
>
> Background:
> A chief executive has taken a considerable amount of time over the last 
> few
> years to learn about and prepare himself in strength-based approaches to
> change.   He regards this, and the fact that his global team took their 
> cue
> from him
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