The Quantum One

Think big; think disruptive. Execute with full passion. - Mayayoshi Son

Welcome to another edition of The Leadershifts Chronicle, a newsletter where I share ideas and resources for leaders who build better businesses and explore new ways of running an organisation.

Quantum Physics is magical to me. It can be very simple or very complex, just like leadership. While reading a book about leadership, it may seem simple, but in practice, it is sometimes very complex. Quantum is the law of unlimited possibilities. Where everything is full of potential until it is fixed. In quantum physics, there is no limit to the possibilities latent within any given situation nor the number of possible perspectives on the quantum world.

How does that sound to you? Endless opportunities...

Welcome to this week's Leadershifts Chronicle...

Enjoy...

?? Lately, I'm really into the work of Quantum Business Thinking, an innovative approach to organizational leadership and management that draws inspiration from principles of quantum physics.

In this article, Leon Eisen, PhD - Founder, Investor, Fundraising Coach explores how leaders can leverage Quantum Business Thinking to unlock growth potential and drive systematic innovation.

Link to the article: https://www.leoneisen.com/post/unlocking-growth-potential-six-principles-of-quantum-business-thinking

?? Quantum leadership is the new paradigm. Ron Immink wrote an extensive article on Quantum Leaders and Quantum Organisations.

Ron invites us to become quantum leaders by “rewiring” our brains and reinventing ourselves, thinking in a new way and, thus, being in a new way. It invites them to become “quantum leaders.”?

• Quantum leaders learn how to work with and thus thrive on uncertainty and instability. They know that creativity and innovation are best nurtured at “the edge of chaos.”?
• Quantum leaders envision many possible outcomes of a situation or problem and explore, with the greatest possible range of input from others, many possible ways of addressing them.?
• Quantum leaders use interconnected networks, dialogue groups, and teams within teams. Teams are given more room to take the initiative and self-organise their work structures and practices.?
• To become a quantum leader requires nothing less than a different perspective on reality.?
• Quantum leadership implies that control gives way to a more subtle, intuitive sense of the situation and its indeterminacy's creative potential.

Link to the article: https://www.ronimmink.com/quantum-leadership/

?? A recent survey by KMPG shows that only 60 per cent of executives say their companies are fully prepared to manage the business through disruption.?Executives expect disruption to impact the business but aren't fully prepared to manage it.

I also learned that there are four different categories of disruption:

• Steady disruption changes with momentum that occurs over time.
• Big Bang disruption is a sudden and significant change.
• Horizon disruption is change poised to happen for a time and then finally does.
• Renaissance disruption is a version of past change reinvented for a new time.

Link: https://kpmg.com/us/en/articles/2024/2024-futures-report-disruption-business-value.html

?? Corporate Rebels is building a database of self-managing organizations worldwide. They are looking for organizations without traditional hierarchy and middle management.

Once I get a link to the database, I'll share the link, but this post can be a massive source of inspiration for seeing which companies implemented a self-managing way of working.

Link: https://www.dhirubhai.net/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7217082756067934210/

?? This week, I discovered the work of Freek Peters around contextual leadership.

In the report "Face the Future - Leadership Skills for the Next Generation", Freek talks about the leadership qualities for a new era:

• Intellectual leadership factor: from Vision to Contextual Outlook
• Work management factor: from Steadiness to Equifinality
• Communication factor: from Charisma to Altrocentrism
• Interpersonal factor: from Autonomy to Connectivity
• People management factor: from Steering to Interplay
• Self-management factor: from Power to Antifragility

Check out the full article: https://www.freekpeters.eu/uploads/Face%20the%20Future%202020%20TiU.pdf

Things to watch

No matter where you are in business, you must face disruptions. Garry Ridge , the Chairman and CEO of WD-40 Company , understood this, especially with the challenges brought by the pandemic.

In this episode, he joins Adam Markel to share how they have built resilience in the company by learning to embrace uncertainty.

What has been discussed:

• Humility In Leadership
• Building Resilience In Times Of Uncertainty
• Culture Of Belongingness

Check also the book "Change Proof" by Adam Markel "How Do We Leverage Continuous Uncertainty To Thrive In this Unprecedented New World?"

Link to the book: https://adammarkel.com/changeproof/

So that's it for this week.

Like always, feedback is very welcome and appreciated. It helps me grow on my path to becoming a better leader.

Have a great weekend and till next week...

Wouter

The Leadershifts Chronicle dives deep into the evolving paradigms of leadership, offering a regular exploration of how visionary leaders are transforming their approach to navigate the complexities of today's world. It's your curated guide to the stories, strategies, and insights that define the next generation of leadership excellence, curated by Wouter Gheysen. Wouter founded Systemic Rebels, and Out of Our Minds provides services to transform your organisation into a future-ready one.

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