Conversational Leadership Framework for Stan Garfield's SIKM knowledge management community of practice

1. CONVERSATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Leading a conversational approach to life
John Hovell and David Gurteen
17 March 2020

2. Our Approach for Today
1. Introduction to “Conversational Leadership” (15-20
minutes)
2. Full group discussion (remaining time)
Slide 2 of 5https://conversational-leadership.net

3. Rationale for Conversational Leadership
Slide 3 of 5https://conversational-leadership.net
Complexity Difference Pace of Change SolutionsConversational
Dynamics
One of the ways of thinking about
leadership is thinking about
convening conversations that
might not happen otherwise.
- Patricia Shaw
Conversational Leadership is about appreciating the
extraordinary but underutilized power of conversation,
recognizing that we can all lead, and adopting a conversational
approach to the way in which we live and work together.
- David Gurteen

4. Slide 4 of 5
CONVERSATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONTEXT
CONVERSATIONAL LEADERSHIP PURPOSE
CONVERSATION DESIGN
SELF
COMMUNITYSHIP
CONVERSATIONAL LEADERSHIP ENABLERS

5. CONVERSATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONTEXT
Complexity Difference Pace of Change
CONVERSATIONAL LEADERSHIP PURPOSE
Build Relationships Wise Innovation
Generate Ideas
Sense Making Decision Making
CONVERSATION DESIGN
What content? What approach?
Mindset &
Self Awareness
Behaviours
Individual /
Group Methods
Conversational
Skills
Conversation purpose?
SELF Solutions
COMMUNITYSHIP
Conversational
Dynamics
CONVERSATIONAL LEADERSHIP ENABLERS

6. CONVERSATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Leading a conversational approach to life
What is evoked in you
by the concept of
“Conversational Leadership”?

7. CONVERSATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Leading a conversational approach to life
John.Hovell@STRATactical.com
Twitter: @klowey22, #ConversationalLeadership, #orgdev, #kmers
Workshop: https://conversational-leadership.net/workshop
David Gurteen Blook: https://conversational-leadership.net/
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/JohnHovell1
Thank you and Further Resources