To thrive in complex and uncertain situations, we know that organizations do best when those at the ‘edges’ – who are close to customers and markets – can make decisions independently.  A few organizations are figuring out how to do this by creating ‘permissionless’ structures, in which teams can self-manage, which speeds up responsiveness and boosts their ability to serve customers well. 

We will talk with German Herrera, the US CEO of Egon Zehnder, the global search and leadership advisory firm.  We all know that the best leaders need to be forward thinking and agile, but it's not as simple as we would like to believe.

Mental illnesses are on the rise and are now the leading cause of disability on the planet. They impact people, businesses, and industries in countless ways. Although we have many treatments to offer, they fail to work for far too many people. The brain energy theory will change all of this.

Posttraumatic Growth can be facilitated through supportive relationships that may be professional or informal, planned or by happenstance. Expert Companionship is the type of relating that facilitates this growth. In this discussion, elements of this manner of relating will be described, along with the phases of the process of Posttraumatic Growth that the Expert Companion may influence.

Inclusive leaders operate on a more personal level, building connections to people at all levels and from all identity groups to better understand the problems at hand, and what’s needed to fix them. Those same qualities that were once seen as signs of “weakness” have now emerged as the key attributes of effective leadership. Discover what coaches should know about the evolving inclusive leader journey, to help influence, impact, develop, and support the leaders they coach to engage with and build new and evolving competencies that have taken priority in the existing landscape.

Douglas Choo, IOC Fellow, former Head of Strategy at Metlife Group and a consultant with McKinsey and Deloitte will be sharing a case study of his coaching at a financial institution which is going through changes. He will share his experience coaching executives who are guiding the financial institution through changes. This is a great example of being in both roles: a coach and a consultant.