- 1. Then And Now. Guest Presentation: Dr. Bennie Wilson UTSA
March 2009Copyright and All rights reserved
2. Were you surprised by.. The Wall Street Crash? The Financial
Meltdown? AIG? Or other examples of bad leadership? 3. Broke,
busted & disgusted. We believe that we are in a very
comfortable spot in terms of our capital, Merrill Lynch CEO John
Thain told analysts July 18, after the bank wrote down $9.4 billion
4. Psssst: Want a New Idea? Then try reading an Old Book! 5. Why
Traditional Business Psycho- Babble Is Not Enough Jim Collins, Good
to Great Page 1: Good is the enemy of greatWe dont have great
schools because we have good schools. We dont have great government
because we have good government Page 202: Big Hairy Audacious
Goals: However, as exciting as BHAGs are, we left a vital question
unanswered: What is the difference between a bad BHAG and a good
BHAG? 6. A Question of Leadership ......Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski
throws a $ 400M party 7. A Question of LeadershipNo justice,no
muffins? 8. West Points Honor Code a Cadet will not lie, cheat,
steal or tolerate those who do 9. After Enron, these questions
seemed fundamental In Business Leadership: Is the answer new laws
or old values? In Competition: What new skills are needed to
survive in a much tougher environment? In Strategy: How can
competitive organizations link dynamic leadership with disciplined
follower-ship? 10. A Question of Values Milton Friedman: I dont
think thereis such a thing asbusiness ethics.A business canthave
ethics anymore than a buildingcan have ethics 11. A Question of
Values Amitai Etzioni: B-schooleducation notonly fails toimprove
themoral characterof students,it weakens it. 12. Lessons Learned?
Or just identified? Sarbanes-Oxley: Full employment for accountants
Fanny Mae & Freddy Mac: Leveraging Debt Sovereign Wealth
Transfers Result: The Perfect Financial Storm of 2008-2009 13.
Contemporary BusinessThinking "Some companies claim to value
business intelligence. But often what they really mean is that they
subscribe tothe Wall Street Journal." (Paul Bracken, Yale School of
Mgmt.) The Strategy Safari by Mintzberg.Business strategy as
ceremony, to make leaders feel good about themselves 14. The
Perfect Financial Storm A Closer Look Rising US deb levels:
sovereign wealth transfers financing rising costs of energy &
offshore production Government cant bail out all bad loans or
failing institutions Underlying flaws: Banks not verifying identity
of customers or ability to repay Unable to deter highly
sophisticated, network- centric cyber-crime 15. Business as War:
The Model Values, trust and honor are basic to everything else
Recognizes that technology is no substitute for leadership
Disciplined innovation The enemy always gets a vote! 16. Why is a
New Business Approach So Important Right Now? Black Swans: The
Perfect Financial Storm, The Electronic Pearl Harbor or both?
Emerging Threats: Financial IT; offshore software development;
net-centric cyber-crime Competition: News skills/applications
needed to survive the tougher, globalized environment. Better CEO
Tools: Actionable intelligence, early warning & the Doctrine of
No Surprises 17. Business as War: Strategy STRATEGY = TIME TIME=
CHOICE (Yours or the enemy) CHOICE DEFINED by BIZINT: WHAT DO WE
REALLY KNOW? PS: No kiddin, Folks: The enemy always gets a vote!
18. Business Intelligence Not spying but well beyond market
research Best example of digital information transforming the CEOs
world But only if he is smart enough to demand it Sources:
Internet, trade pubs, humans Apps: risk management, competitive
analysis, strategic planning (yours or theirs) 19. Enterprise
Security Security not just overhead its life! Indelible
responsibility of the CEO & Board Stockholders can demand
accountability Threats: CEOs will confront terrorists, thieves or
auditors Training: to link defense in depth to realistic action
plans / scenarios 20. Business War-gaming..the Next Big Thing The
Intelligence Audit Defining the Competitive Environment Knowing the
Competition Simulating the Future Learning Lessons.not just
identifying them Bottom Line: WINNING! 21. To review VALUES MATTER
MORE THAN LAWS! SO DOES STRATEGY!! BIZINT = CEO SURVIVAL TOOL SUN
TZU WAS RIGHT! 22. So WHAT??? The only acceptable versions of the
usual What About Me? Question Are: What About My Values? What am I
doing to improve my Personal Skills and Abilities? What About:
Right Here & Right Now? Will I Become a Self-Serving Leader or
a Servant Leader?
