You and I both caused a $50 Billion dollar waste...here's what we can do about it
Globally, organisations are wasting over $50 Billion a year on leadership development. We’re simply not lifting leadership capability overall; we still rely on ‘hero’ leaders and ‘stars’ in our teams, to really get stuff done…and that’s not scalable.
Why? We don’t focus on the behaviours that really matter in a given context and we don’t measure return on investment, through applied results.
Make it matter with the “one change to rule them all” – updating your leadership and organisational development approaches to focus on Behavioural Insights.
Cultivating insights from behavioural economics and cognitive neuroscience, we develop your ability to understand and mitigate the limitations of your own brain - and all the other brains around you.
A Behavioural Insights focus will ensure you and your team learn faster. And make better decisions.
Organisations exist in an increasingly competitive, disrupted landscape. Yet the fundamental behaviours of human beings haven’t changed a lot over hundreds of thousands of years. We help organisations leverage this understanding, to innovate and win.
Outline/Structure of the Workshop
- Intro: the $50 billion dollar waste of leadership development (5 mins)
- Overview: introducing 'Behavioural Insights' on what happens when humans Think, Decide on, Act on and Remember (5 mins)
- Activity: applying Behavioural Insights - participants to choose one of our insights and apply to their organisation (10 mins)
- Q and A: open floor to give participants a chance to ask their questions or share their experiences (10 mins)
Learning Outcome
- Updated understanding of what successful leadership development looks like, including how this connects with Lean, Agile and Systems Thinking
- An introduction to the field of behavioural economics and cognitive neuroscience, summarised through Behavioural Insights
- Overview of the four key areas where every leader can apply Behavioural Insights
- A personal 'worked example' of Behavioural Insights in action
Target Audience
Anyone who leads a team or creates change in their organisation.
Prerequisites for Attendees
My presentation title and key themes are clearly highlighted in two pieces of research:
- A Human Capital Magazine article on leadership development spend
- Two McKinsey articles on why leadership programs fail and what's missing from leadership development
If participants read these (estimated time: approx 10 minutes) prior to the session, they will start from a more informed place.
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Call for Proposals CLOSED
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Find Your Edge
Welcome! We are super excited to hear from you.
- The theme this year is Find Your Edge. We want you to talk about what is currently challenging you or the thing that gives you an advantage in your field. What is the theory, practice or concept that you are struggling with but that also excites you. It's not just about answers, it's about questions.
- Pitch us your ideas! Talks, hands-on sessions, workshops. This year we have also added 5 min lighting talks and 20 min TED style talks. There are lots of options, just make sure you let us know what kind of room layout would work best and any special requirements you have.
- Be as detailed as possible in your submission, as this will help you to refine your idea in your own mind, help the content curation team select your session, and enable people who are coming to LAST Sydney to decide that they want to come and participate in your session/s.
- Don't forget, you can edit your session and adjust the idea in the coming weeks, so don't think that you've only got one chance. You can also submit multiple ideas and proposals.
- The LAST Sydney committee is here to help. If you would like to have some coaching or shaping of your idea just let us know.
- LAST Sydney looks forward to finding your edge with you!
Out of town submitters
As we are focused on the local community, we don’t expect people to travel from interstate or overseas to participate, although you are welcome if you choose to come. LAST Sydney is an event with low registration prices, so we need to keep overheads low. Therefore, we generally do not reimburse travel and accommodation or pay a fee to session leaders/speakers.
Registration
Paid registration for LAST Sydney opens on Monday 6th May. As we always sell out, and as successful submitters won't be notified until early July, it could be wise of you to grab a registration. If you are accepted onto the schedule, you can request a refund.
Who needs a nudge?
We would love to know who else you know who has a great idea but needs a nudge. LAST welcomes first time and experienced speakers. Let us know, and we'd be happy to reach out.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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