Gary Clayton
The New Science of Leadership
Forget touchy-feely. Forget carrot-and-stick. In fact, forget most of what you have been told about successful project and organizational leadership and client management. In this topic, we'll explore how neuroscience is changing our ideas about successful leadership and client interaction. We'll focus on how three of these concepts can benefit you and simple things you can do take advantage these concepts. Along the way, we’ll look at five key questions:
- How rational is rational thinking?
- How important are the organization/project team and the client?
- Who is the real organization/project leader?
- What is the purpose of formal organizational/project controls?
- Where do leadership and management differ?
Understanding the three neuroscience concepts and the answers to these five questions will enable you to recognize risks to your organization/project. Within the presentation, we will identify steps you can take to manage these risks and improve your effectiveness.
Biography
Gary is a leadership consultant and coach, helping executives and their teams improve their effectiveness in achieving organizational and project goals. He has been an electronics engineer, management consultant, VP of IT and Director of Consulting Services for the Americas for a Swedish-based logistics software company. Gary has many years experience in developing and leading globally dispersed organizations and project teams. He has been “dropped” into the leadership of several runaway projects and out of control organizations.
Gary and his teams have worked with over 70 corporations and agencies, ranging from the FAA, AMP and Unisys to Fannie Mae, Black & Decker and Kellogg. His projects have included nationwide reassignment of VHF/UHF flight-control frequencies in the US, development of software life-cycle methodology training courses for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) and leadership of multiple global software implementations.
Gary has a BSEE and a Masters in Organizational Management and Development. He leads Empowerment Partners LLC, which provides leadership and life skills consulting and coaching to executives and their teams.
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