Drawing the Big Picture: Strategy Alignment and Deployment Using Visualization

Facilitator: Jim Haudan
Company: Root Learning
Session #: 103
Session Title: Drawing the Big Picture: Strategy Alignment and Deployment Using Visualization

Date: Monday, January 28, 2008
Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm
Room: Commonwealth

Description

Trying to understand strategy--let alone deploy it--without a big picture view is like trying to assemble a jigsaw puzzle without the box top.  You wouldn't think of going on a road trip without a clear, current map, but business leaders send their people on journeys every day with no real sense of the territory they're navigating!  In this lively and visual session, Jim Haudan of Root learning will present some fascinating insights on the  important role of visualization in business, including the importance of using a common visual language, thinking in metaphors, and engaging people by drawing them into the drama of their business.  He will share the deeper reasons behind visualization in business--how "thinking big" gives people a sense of belonging, shows them that what they do undoubtedly makes a difference to their organization, and allows them to focus on the major forces that drive business rather than the everyday tactics that often occupy most of our worklife.  Drawn from Haudan's forthcoming book, The Art of Engagement, this session will be valuable to anyone who manages people or has a role in communicating strategy and creating deeper engagement of employees.