Behind each change you will find (at least one) leader
Sonja Klopčič 8:40 - 9:10
Sonja Klopčič, MSc. began her professional career as electro-engineer in R&D in ETI Izlake and continued in the newly established company ORIA where she was director for three mandates. Then she took over the responsibility of the director for the competence development in Trimo Group and after this she served as crisis manager in company SVEA. Now she works as acting director of the Center for Business Excellence of faculty of Economics. She is interested in people, their potentials, in developing new approaches and business models for creative, effective and efficient work. She understands her mission also as giving imulses for changes and leading changes. Since 2009 she is the author of the leadership blog (www-i-leaders.net).
Today, who is the kind of leader who can help move organizations through transformative change? In this thought provoking discussion, prepare to be surprised by a description of the new change leader - full of paradox and contradiction. New change leaders are strong and subtle. Smart and ignorant. Invested but able to let go. They pull more than push. Listen more than they talk. Serve more than they command. Build consensus, more than make deals.
The words "strategy" and "strategic" are frequently used in organisations and might be seen by some as "corporate buzzwords". Yet in reality, having a clearly articulated strategy is a crucial enabler for organizational alignment, transformation and success. As BAs, we need to ensure that our projects and programs align with strategy--else we may end up with different departments and teams pulling in different directions (and we may end up getting caught in the cross fire!)
