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Open Leadership: The Upside Of Giving Up Control. Charlene Li Altimeter Group March 13, 2010. For SXSW #open. A culture of sharing. It’s about relationships. These new relationships are changing business. New ways to get things done. Command & control. Why is social hard ?.
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Open Leadership: The Upside Of Giving Up Control Charlene Li Altimeter Group March 13, 2010 For SXSW #open
These new relationships are changing business New ways to get things done Command & control
Why is social hard? Because realrelationships require that you give up control
The need for open leadership When people get what they need from each other “How open do I need to be?
Open Leadership Having the confidence and humility to give up the need to be in control, while inspiring commitment from people to accomplish goals How to give up control, and be in command
Four goals define your open strategy, but always start with learn
Curating Engagement Pyramid: Focus on Watching and Sharing • Producing • Commenting • Sharing • Watching
Social + open = competitive advantage +2,200 Best Buy employees answer questions sent to @twelpforce
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#1 Align opennesswith strategic goals Examine your 2010 goals Pick one where open and social can have an impact
#2 Understanding the upside What’s the value? Photo by Chris Heuer Of karaoke? Of +5 million fans?
The new lifetime value calculation, based on your goals • Percent that refer • Size of their networks • Percent of referred people who purchase • Value of purchases • + Value of purchases • - Cost of acquisition • = Customer lifetime value • + Value of new customers from referrals • + Value of insights • Percent that provide support • Frequency and value of the support • + Value of support • + Value of ideas
Make decisions with metrics Find more fans with large networks Encourage fans to make more referrals
#3 Support open leadership Collaborative Independent Optimist Pessimist
Convincing the curmudgeon Who can best work with a Worried Skeptic? Lovisa Williams US State Dept. @State for 4 years Wrote first social media policy
Summary • New relationships require open leadership. • Find and support your open leaders: letting go will yield more results. • Get good a failure – you’ll have many.
31 Thank you Charlene Li charlene@altimetergroup.com blog.altimetergroup.com Twitter: charleneli For slides, send an email to slides@altimetergroup.com Join me for a book signing at 6:20pm http://bit.ly/buyopenleadership
32 About Us Altimeter Group is a strategy consulting firm that provides companies with a pragmatic approach to disruptive technologies. We have four areas of focus: Leadership and Management, Customer Strategy, Enterprise Strategy, and Innovation and Design. Visit us at http://www.altimetergroup.com or contact info@altimetergroup.com.