Disrupting the Status Quo IN A TUMULTUOUS WORLD Alex Sozonoff | Victor | @flyvictor
Jun 29, 2015
Disrupting the Status QuoIN A TUMULTUOUS WORLD
Alex Sozonoff | Victor | @flyvictor
The current political, social, industrial and company models are no longer conducive to solve today’s global problems.
The world is interconnected and these problems are affecting all of mankind. Nobody can stand on the side line any longer.
What a World…
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TheFourSimpleMessages
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TheFourSimpleMessages
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O n eCurrent models to solve problems are not effective
TheFourSimpleMessages
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O n eCurrent models to solve problems are not effective
Tw oWe need a new type of leadership
TheFourSimpleMessages
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O n eCurrent models to solve problems are not effective
Tw oWe need a new type of leadership
T h r e eInject entrepreneurial spirit and culture into your company
TheFourSimpleMessages
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O n eCurrent models to solve problems are not effective
Tw oWe need a new type of leadership
T h r e eInject entrepreneurial spirit and culture into your company
FourBe unreasonably aspirational
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Current models to solve problems are not effective
GLOBAL ISSUES ARE WICKED…
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Corporations Today
Cost Cutting
Restructuring, Downsizing, Outsourcing
Defending Against Disruptions
Focus on Business Processes Efficiency Productivity
Key Ratios and KPIs
Organization Management
Quarterly Focus
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My Career: Pre Social Media &The Digital Sunrise
Operational Excellence
MBO & MBWA
Meet Business Goals
Satisfy the Board
Menu-of-the-Day Quality, Six Sigma Excellence Second to Non Supply Chain Customer Satisfaction(Life was Relatively
Simple)
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Transition to the Connected World
Social Media
Ubiquitous Connectivity Disruptions Mobility Consumer Digitals
Globalization
Changing Role of IT
Corporations with a Conscious
Sustainability
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TwoWe need a new type of leadership
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Climate Change, Social & Political Unrest, Regulations, Unemployment, Shortages, Pollution, Cyber Insecurity, Terrorism, Activism, Low Economic Growth
External Factors Digital Factors
24x7 Connectivity, Global Competitors, World Going Mobile, Consumer Power, What To Do With All The Data, Threat Of Disruptions
Internal Factors
End of Hierarchy, Inclusive Management, Horizontal vs. Vertical Communication, Dysfunctional Boards, Innovation Starvations, Risk Management, Negative (Defensive) Culture
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External Factors
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External Factors
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External Factors
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The New Industrial Paradigm:
The Nexus Of Forces
Each segment causes disruptions Innovation happens at intersections SAAS
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Disruptions
Unfair Battle of Disruptors & Incumbents
Every Industry, Every Company is Disruptable
Accelerated Through: Social Media Consumer Behaviour Lethargy of Incumbent
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DISRUPTORS & BUSINESS MODELS FOR A NEW ERA
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Fly Victor was born out of frustration…
And it started to disrupt!
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Online marketplace for private jet travel
Move from low entry barrier to high defendable hill
Non-regulated broker business
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Online
Transparent
Consumer in Control
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ThreeInject entrepreneurial spirit and culture into your company
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Transform Your Thinking
Start Acting & Operating as a Start-up
Maintain What Works Well – Add an Innovation Network
Build an Entrepreneurial Spirit & Culture
Be a Passionate Visionary
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Profile of Tomorrow’s Leadership
Promote collaboration (vs. cooperation)
Don’t take no for an answer
Deal with uncertainties
Working knowledge of IT
Deep understanding of Social Media
Be prepared for personal sacrifices
Be passionate about making a difference
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FourBe unreasonably aspirational
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Future of the World is in the Hands of
New Leadership
Economic Prosperity Depends On Our Ability To Embrace The New Industrial Paradigm
Hire For Digital Skills, Not Industrial Experience (Mckinsey)
Challenge Everything & Especially The Status Quo
Stochastic Shock
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“If you are not excited or scared you are snoozing or sleeping at the wheel!”
Ray KurzweilDirector of Engineering at Google
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As you create your roadmap for the future, make sure you are part of the steamroller and not part of the road.
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Thank You.
Fly Victor Alex Sozonoff, Non-
Executive Chairman @flyvictor #LeadTheCharge www.flyvictor.com