Strategic Edge: Applying Transformative Leadership

Accelerating Leadership: Merging Culture, Accountability, and Decision-Making with Jurriaan Kamer

Episode Summary

Transform your leadership with insights from Jurriaan Kamer, a Dutch organizational change expert! 🚀 In this episode, Ted and Jurriaan delve into the power of aligned autonomy, servant leadership, and the secret formulas to developing a thriving, cohesive organization. Discover strategies that can accelerate your organization and empower your teams to achieve more, faster. Whether you’re a seasoned leader or just starting out, this conversation is packed with invaluable tips to help you cultivate a thriving organization. Don’t miss it!

Episode Notes

“A process is what's visible above the surface, a set of agreements about how things should work in the organization. Ultimately, it's a behavior shift of both the teams and the leaders that are involved so that teams take ownership when they want to and are able to, and leaders let go a little bit more.” - Jurriaan Kamer

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About Jurriaan Kamer:

Jurriaan is a Dutch organizational change expert focused on applying modern methods to unblock organizations and improve their outcomes. 💡 Expertise Jurriaan helps leaders make more impact by eliminating ineffective strategy, pointless meetings, bureaucratic structures, and slow decision-making. He has been in and around the most radical and adaptive organizations globally, including ones without managers and high levels of autonomy. 🏢 His work Over the last decade, Jurriaan has worked as a speaker, author, and consultant. He co-founded Unblock, a modern management consultancy that works with leaders worldwide. 🏎️💨 Formula 1 book Jurriaan's first book, the business fable Formula X, 'How to Reach Extreme Acceleration in Your Organization,' is inspired by the fast-moving, fast-innovating world of Formula 1 motor racing. Forbes named it one of the "five must-read books for today's uncertain market." 📚 New book: Unblock He has just released his second book, "Unblock: Clear the Way for Results and Develop a Thriving Organization," a practical guide for leaders who want an organization with more ownership, faster decisions, fewer meetings, and less bureaucracy, leading to significantly better outcomes.

In this episode:

[3:00] Shifting from IT to organizational leadership and the desire to solve problems.
[5:50] Balancing team support with organizational goals.
[7:40] Aligned autonomy: an environment where teams have the autonomy of decision-making and self-organization, aligned with an awareness and understanding provided by leadership.
[9:00] "Formula X" and understanding organizational acceleration.
[12:30] Why accountability and reflection are essential for continuous improvement.
[15:00] Changing the hierarchical management structure for organizational success.
[19:00] Building an overarching culture and implementing processes for effective organizational change.
[21:00] The difference between leaders and managers.
[27:00] Action items

Today’s Action Items:

Develop strong habits for reflection with your team.
Let team members choose what they want to contribute and open doors for more engagement.
Distinguish your decisions and accelerate your decision-making.

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