Session Title

Systems Inspired Leadership: essential ingredient for Future Fit Organisations

Abstract

Today’s twenty-first-century leaders face tremendous pressure in an increasingly complex and fast-changing world, where traditional leadership models have become outdated and ineffective. To transform and transcend these challenges, a new type of leadership is essential.

Systems Inspired Leadership (SIL) is a powerful alternative for modern leaders. Instead of a top-down, leader-knows-all style that results in stress, pressure, and anxiety, SIL offers a fresh, proven approach for achieving optimal results for your organization.

Contributing to the growing trend of collaborative and collective leadership models, one of the unique features of SIL is the recognition that, within any organization, there is an integrated system, and it too, has intelligence and a voice. Accessing that voice and wisdom will greatly help to navigate change, enhance agility, and propel innovation. And it will contribute to a deeper sense of meaning and belonging for the people involved. Rather than forcing solutions that lack context or alignment, SIL creates an environment where answers can emerge naturally.

Please join this session and get a taste of this important and innovative approach to leadership.

Bio

Frank Uit de Weerd, a Dutchman living in the Netherlands, is an organizational psychologist and trusted advisor and coach for leaders, teams, and organizations. Bringing broad international experience in leadership development, business innovation and (cultural) transformation to his clients, Frank has over 25 years of experience in Human Resources with Royal Dutch Shell. He held assignments in Africa (Gabon), Asia (Malaysia) and Europe (Netherlands, Belgium, UK). Since 2015 he has worked as an independent leadership consultant and coach, guided by the belief that great leadership is key for a better, more conscious and sustainable world. He is an inspiring speaker and first author of the book “Systems Inspired Leadership”, co-author of the Dutch book “Leading Innovation” and co-author of the article “Leadership 4.0: A Review of the Thinking.”