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Workshop: Leadership Impact that can Move Mountains with Hetty Brand-Boswijk

Leadership is not about using rewards and rebukes with only one goal in mind. Think about the best leaders you’ve experienced in your career – they were the ones who encouraged, guided and supported you, and were committed to your growth and development instead of what they might get from the relationship. That person was leading from a coaching perspective. 

In this session, Hetty Brand-Boswijk explored how the coach-like leader can empower teams for greater motivation and results, and for more effective results for the organisation. She also investigated two main coaching skills that you can immediately put into practice. 

Workshop: Thinking like a platform: Re-imagining the Future of Work with Dr Jovana Karanovic

When businesses become platform-based models, it’s critical to understand platform thinking and view your organisation as an orchestrator of interconnected networks. Communities and network effects drive immense value in platforms; tech giants like Uber and Airbnb are doing it, and there’s rapid expansion for B2B platforms This mindset can drive innovation, improve efficiency, and create new value streams. 

In this interactive session, Dr Jovana Karanovic explored the transformative potential of platform business models and got participants trying out platform thinking – which can reshape how work is coordinated, scaled, and governed. She also addressed governance challenges from loosely affiliated networks and algorithmic management. She discussed the efficiencies and ethical dilemmas of this trend, including regulatory pushback. 

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