Past event: ELP guest speaker at European Leadership Platform
On June 21st, 2011 Berend Jan Hilberts was asked to speak at a roundtable dialogue held by the European Leadership Platform in Amsterdam. This platform offer leaders and leadership experts the opportunity to engage in conversational dinners with their peers. This unique formula combines a confidential environment, inspiring speakers, skilled moderators with carefully selected participants to provide a platform for inspiration and reflection.
In his introductionary speech Berend Jan challenged participants in conversations by stating that in today’s rapidly changing world, traditional (“1.0”) management approaches are not particularly effective at stimulating creativity and passion amongst customers and employees. A development towards a new leadership style (“2.0”) is gaining momentum. In his lively presentation Berend Jan showed that a 2.0 approach leverages new ways of interacting that are brought about by the principles of the increased connectivity of the “Web” that we all experience. Most Leadership Development, Business Schools and Executive Education programmes are still caught in the old paradigm, churning out 1.0 managers rather than 2.0 leaders. Berend-Jan Hilberts together with participants examined how leaders and organizations can expand their approaches to incorporate 2.0 principles and practices for increased success in a complex world.
