LDS2014: Opening Keynote
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HOW I LEARNED TOHACK, GUIDE AND BALANCE
Tiago Teixeira Correia@tiagotcorreia
tiago.tcorreia@gmail.comin/tiagotcorreia
THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE SEE IN MY LINKEDIN PROFILE:
WHO WE ARE.
YEARSOLD
PEOPLE
THE TEAM.WE EMBRACE THE BEST PRACTICES OF STRATEGY CONSULTANCY, INNOVATION AND DESIGN TO SOLVE OUR CLIENTS’ TOUGHEST CHALLENGES.
THE KIND OF WORK WE DO.
Who and where are our next billion customers, and how should we attract them?
How do we combine both clients assets to re-define the reading & listening experience?
How can we grow our customer base by engaging the financially disengaged?
How can we redesign our sales process to drive revenues?
THE TOUGH CHALLENGES WE SOLVE COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.
T H E G R O W T H C O N S U L T A N C Y AND DOUBLING IN SIZE EVERY YEAR
WE DELIVER CRYSTAL CLEAR, ACTIONABLE AND TANGIBLE GROWTH STRATEGIES
AND BRING FAIL-PROOF PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND PROPOSITIONS TO MARKET, FAST
THESE ARE MY BADGES
BUT ... IS THIS ALL WE’VE DONE?WHEN DID WE TAKE A FIRST ATTEMPT AT LEADING?
WHERE DO WE LEARN HOW PEOPLE WORK?WHAT MAKES US CREDIBLE TO OUR PEERS?
BACK TO SCHOOL
IT WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN I MOST WANTED SUCCESSTHAT I FIRST TASTED FAILURE
I HAD LOST MY FIRST ELECTION
I AIMED HIGH. WE FLEW CLOSE. IT INSPIRED US.WHICH FURTHER FUELLED MY DESIRE TO BE INVOLVED.
HACK YOUR WAY IN
PAUL BUCHHEIT:“SOME PEOPLE WERE CONTENT TO SIMPLY FIND A
TRUTH, BUT OTHERS USED THEIR DISCOVERIES TO HACK THE
SYSTEM, TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD.”
THERE ARE ALWAYS OTHER WAYS, OTHER CHANNELS TO PARTICIPATE
2004 - CREATED THE ROLE OF HIGH SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE2006 - MID-TERM REPLACEMENT IN UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT ASSOCIATION2007 - FOUNDED DISRUPTIVE JUNIOR CONSULTING ENTERPRISE2008 - SALVAGED UNIVERSITY STUDENT COMPETITION FROM NOT HAPPENING
JACK-OF-ALL TRADES
REPUTATION > BRAND
LETTING GO IS TOUGH
WHEN YOU ACTUALLY GET TO DO COOL STUFFYOU JUST WANT TO KEEP AT IT!
SOME SAY WE CAN’T LET GO.
TERRY PRATCHETT:“THERE ARE TIMES IN LIFE WHEN PEOPLE MUST KNOW WHEN NOT TO LET GO. BALLOONS ARE DESIGNED TO TEACH SMALL CHILDREN THIS.”
SOMETIMES LETTING GO MEANS CUTTING OFF TIESSOMETIMES IT MEANS PASSING THE TORCH
GUIDING IS NOT TEACHING
2009 - SUNK THE JUNIOR ENTERPRISE I HAD SET UP 2 YEARS AGO
2009 - LEARNED ANOTHER ‘TRADE’ BY GETTING TO KNOW AIESEC2011 - CHALLENGED A NEW TEAM TO REBUILD JUNIOR ENTERPRISE FROM ASHES 2011 - OFFERED ADVICE ON RE-CREATING OUR UNIVERSITY’S AIESEC COMMITTEE
WE LEARN FROM DOING AND FAILING ... AND SHARING
ATTACHMENT MEANS STRESSINGGUIDANCE MEANS CARING
SOUNDING BOARD
FRIEND > ADVISOR
YOU CAN’T MAKE IT ALONE
WHEN I LANDED THE MIM AT LBSI WAS EAGER TO APPLY MY LEARNINGS
BUT I FOUND MYSELF AMONGST PEERSWITH MORE EXPERIENCE THAN ME
STEVE JOBS:“FOCUSING IS ABOUT SAYING NO!”
WE DO WHAT WE WANT TO DO AND WE DO IT RIGHT!
BALANCE IS FOCUS
WE’RE ABLE TO DO IMPRESSIVE THINGS IF WE TAKE THE TIME TO KNOW
WHAT REALLY DRIVES US
2012 - ELECTED VP OF THREE CLUBS AT LBS
2013 - BOARD OF TWO ALUMNI ORGANISATIONS
FROM LEACHER ...
2014 - ADVISING STARTUPS FROM AN EXTERNAL POINT-OF-VIEW
TO SEEDER ...
KING OF THE NICHE
EXPERT > SMART
TRY IT OUT YOURSELVES
YOU ARE MEMBERS OF THE PERFECT PLATFORM TO PUT THESE TO USE.
YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A LEADER!
SO DON’T JUST LET 2014 FLOAT, GET INVOLVED!
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