𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗕𝗣 / 𝗜𝗕𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹
A big thank you to Michal Silhacek for a truly inspiring session on Leadership in IBP – when plans meet reality. 🙏
Michal reminded us that 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 – a mechanism to 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘆 and 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.
He showed how 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 built on 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆, and how planning evolved from early civilizations to what we today call 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗜𝗕𝗣).
He emphasized that 𝗜𝗕𝗣 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 – it is a 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 that aligns 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆, 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 around a shared purpose.
At the same time, it brings complexity – balancing 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘴. 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘴. 𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, and “𝗜” 𝘃𝘀. “𝗪𝗲” – challenges that ultimately call for leadership.
In our breakout sessions, we explored three key questions:
🔹 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗕𝗣?
→ To set the rhythm, lead by example, and empower decision-making close to where the work happens.
🔹 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗼?
→ Support adaptability, facilitate decision-making, create buy-in, and foster a culture of inclusion and commitment.
🔹 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗼?
→ Avoid top-down control, lack of transparency, or stretched targets that limit ownership and creativity.
A fascinating discussion emerged around this question:
“𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗴𝘆𝗽𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘆𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘀 – 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗜𝗕𝗣?”
With thousands of people working together on such a monumental task – was it top-down command driven by fear and hierarchy, or rather distributed craftsmanship united by a common purpose and vision?
It’s a question that perfectly captures the essence of our session:
𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺, 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.