The Weird CEO by Towers-Clark, Charles -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

About the author INTRODUCTION 1. THE NEED TO BE WEIRD

A)THE NEED FOR CHANGE

i Technological Challenges ii. Business Challenges iii. Social Challenges iv. Educational Challenges

B)BEING WEIRD

i. Wisdom ii. Emotional Intelligence iii. Initiative iv. Responsibility v. Development (Self) vi. Circling through WEIRD

2. TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE

A)FROM THE FIRST TO THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION B)DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES C)COMPUTERS, BIG DATA & IOT D)MACHINE LEARNING AND DEEP LEARNING E)THE EFFECT OF AUTOMATION F)THE DANGER OF SPECIALISING

3. BUSINESS CHANGE

A)SELF-MANAGEMENT B)COMMUNICATION & SCALABILITY C)COMPETITION

4. SOCIAL CHANGE

A)THE PURPOSE OF WORK AND LIFE B)WHO OWNS THE DATA IN A DATA DRIVEN WORLD? C)THE LITIGATION & REGULATION PARADOX D)SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF AUTOMATION E)UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME

5. EDUCATIONAL CHANGE

A)CHANGING OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

i. Project-based learning ii. Personalised learning iii. Teaching Emotional Intelligence

6. THE THEORY OF WEIRD

A)CHANGE STARTS AT THE TOP B)FOCUSING ON THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN CHANGE C)IN AND OUT

i. Recruitment ii. Conflict iii. Dismissal

D)PERFORMANCE AND REWARDS

i. Transparency of salaries ii. Deciding own salaries iii. Evaluation and appraisals

E)TEAM WORKING

i. Seating plans ii. Avoiding stars and egos iii. Organisation and Teams

F)OWNERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY

i. Transparency of company financial information ii. Company policies (eg holidays, expenses, flexi-hours, training) iii. Roles vs tasks iv. Decisions v. Strategy vi. Ownership of the business

G)CHANGE, REINFORCEMENT AND GETTING EVERYBODY ON BOARD H)WOMEN AND WEIRD

7. DESTROYING THE OLD POD WORLD

A)THE COMPANY – POD GROUP B)MONEY IS A NON-MOTIVATOR – (WEEK 2) C)CREATING THE PERFECT ORGANISATION (OPTIMISTICALLY) – (WEEK 4) D)PRESENTING TO THE TEAM: GIVE NO ANSWERS – (WEEK 5) E)BEST IF THE BOSS LEAVES – (WEEK 6) F)PEOPLE HATE CHANGE – (WEEK 7) G)MOVING TO STAGE TWO OF THE CHANGE PROCESS – (WEEK 8) H)THE INITIAL PROPOSALS – (WEEK 9) I)FIRST DRAFT PROPOSAL – (WEEK 10) J)ACCEPTING THE COLD SHOULDER – (WEEK 11) K)CONFRONTING THE REAL PROBLEM – (WEEK 12)

8. BUILDING THE WEIRD POD WORLD

A)LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL – (WEEK 13) B)GETTING TO A WORKABLE SOLUTION – (WEEKS 14 and 15) C)EXPLAINING RE-INVESTMENT – (WEEK 16) D)SHOWING SALARIES – (WEEK 17) E)MANAGERS – (WEEK 20) F)THE FIRST EVALUATION – (WEEK 21) G)THE FIRST CHOSEN SALARIES – (WEEK 22) H)TEAL TO WEIRD AND ON – (WEEK 26)

9. ACTING WEIRD

A)POD AND WEIRD B)AUTHENTICALLY WEIRD C)LUCK AND PREPARATION D)CULTURE AND VALUES E)LEARNING TO TRUST F)TREAT EVERYONE AS AN OWNER AND CEO

CONCLUSION Acknowledgements References