WOW! My Silicon Valley Alliances Team in Frankfurt "brought the magic" once again! Below with me are Stephen Parent & Matthias Orgler, two incredible facilitators I have been enjoying working with for years.
Transforming Planet Earth for the better for the benefit of ALL has proven to be SUCH a HUGE goal that I have had to take inspiration from smaller breakthroughs. Here's an example . . . In July I spent 2 weeks in Frankfurt working with a global Japanese company that employs over 10,000 people in over 45 countries. I have been working with this company for well over a decade, and they have done my workshop over 40 times!!! . . . in the US, Europe and Asia. I honestly have wondered why they continue to hire me and my team for so many years. Well, they are a very data-driven company, and over the years I learned that they are facing a serious challenge retaining their extremely smart and talented people, with thousands of their people quitting every year. But the GREAT news is that my "How Not to Be a Bosshole" (asshole boss) has proven extremely effective in dramatically reducing the number of people who quit by over a factor of 10!
What breakthroughs are they experiencing in my workshop that so drastically changes their work lives such that they decide to STAY and TRANSFORM their company instead of quitting? TWO things:
1. Letting go of the "helpless victim" status that so many people in the corporate world fall prey to. This "learned helplessness" is well documented, and in my opinion is the biggest barrier to ANY other breakthroughs in our work or our lives.
2. Overcoming the widespread instinct to "Rush to Solution", something that engineers are particularly prone to. That is trying to figure out HOW to do something when it has not yet been clarified the BIG WHY (purpose), Big WHO (stakeholders), BIG WHAT (goals) & MEASURES of "Success". That's like jumping in a car and driving 200 kilometers an hour without having a destination in mind!
It's not rocket science! So why don't all of the businesses of Our World embrace these simple (but NOT "easy") ways of doing business? Unfortunately SMART people prefer COMPLICATED solutions. Duh! Also, NEGATIVE people appear to be SMARTER than those who create hope and possibilities. Duh AGAIN!
The really cool thing about my most recent trip to Frankfurt with this client is that I got to work with their "Chinese Kimberly". Yah, a few years ago they saw how successful our program was in the US, Europe and Asia, so they decided they needed a Chinese version of it. With pleasure I shared all of my intellectual property freely with them as I am fully committed to ensuring that EVERYONE on Planet Earth can have POSITIVE experiences in their work and their organizations . . . HIGHLY ENGAGED, not merely working for a paycheck.
What does it look like to be in one of our workSHOCK Learning Labs? It's WILD! We use proven psychological approaches to creating a safe space, encouraging psychological safety, supporting a lively, interactive and engaging experience that many participants testify is amazingly and permanently life-transforming. And it is ALL BASED on DATA & SCIENCE! (yah, I don't like to have fun, but I have to do it this way because . . . well, the data supports that this approach is far more effective than "training".)
Want to experiment with a small sample of this kind of workshop? My team and I can do either online or live, in person sessions that can demonstrate what is EXTREMELY challenging to explain in words. Reach out! +1 650 867 0847 [email protected]
KEEP GROWING & KEEP GOING! - Scrappy Kimberly
