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This document discusses leadership in difficult times using the Battle of Britain as an example. It describes the RAF's approach led by Hugh Dowding and Keith Park which involved having a clear strategy, focusing resources, using radar effectively, communicating integrated tactics, and empowering pilots. Their leadership embraced complexity and risk, bending rules when needed, and was credited with saving the country. The document advocates for leaders in uncertain times to have a vision, do more with less, turn on systems to gain information, and empower and communicate with their team.
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- 1. Leading in Difficult & Uncertain Times The Battle of Britain Stephen Carver FAPM School of Management Cranfield University
- 2. “Eagles may soar high but……. weasels don’t get sucked into jet engines” Leading in Difficult & Uncertain Times
- 3. Don’t want to do Want to do PlannedUnplanned Strategic Projects & Programmes Spontaneous Adventures Compliance Projects & Programmes Crisis Events Leading in Difficult & Uncertain Times
- 4. 68% Project Failure Rate Most projects and programmes are doomed to fail....
- 7. Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III
- 10. PPM – Maturity Levels 1 2 3 4 5 Ad Hoc Disorganised, accidental success Minimal Some process, inconsistent success Compliant Standardised, more predictable Competitive Controlled and measured processes, results more in line with plans World Class Continuous process improvement , success is normal
- 11. 1 2 3 4 5 Competitive: provides source of competitive advantage, focused, metrics determine areas for improvement, supports business strategy. Compliant: follows industry-accepted norms, improvements sporadic, process-focused, cost of failure significant, little strategic contribution Minimal: tasked with ‘not messing up’, some use of standards, reactive, high cost of failure, negative strategic contribution. Ad hoc: unreliable delivery, very high cost of failure, strongly negative strategic contribution World-class: redefines delivery in the industry, automatically improving, very hard to imitate by competitors, drives business strategy. Limit of process based approach PPM – Strategic Advantage Strategic Contribution
- 12. Structural Dimension Dynamic Dimension Low High HighLow Complex Dynamic AgileProject Programme Two Dimensions of Complexity
- 13. The Battle of Britain 1940
- 14. Huge number of great planes Huge numbers of pilots Lots of experience Innovative tactics Morale high On a roll Limited number of pilots Limited experience Traditional tactics Morale low Defeatist 1940 Large number of rubbish planes
- 15. Complex/Dynamic More with less Hugh Dowding Head of RAF Fighter Command
- 19. Hugh Dowding Head of Fighter Command Keith ParkLeigh Mallory
- 20. Approach Engage in pure fighter raids Engage bomber raids after they bomb Big Wing standing patrols Shoot down lots of planes Pursue stragglers over the sea Pilots are a individualistic risk taking heroes Douglas Bader
- 21. Approach Do not engage pure fighter raids Engage bomber raids before they bomb Scramble early – hit and run Aim to break up formations Do not pursue stragglers over the sea Pilots are part of an integrated team
- 22. The Luftwaffe: strategically incoherent • Bomb Ports • Bomb Factories • Bomb RAF Goering • Bomb London
- 23. Hitler expects to terrorise and cow the people of this mighty city… Little does he know the spirit of the British nation, or the tough fibre of the Londoners. The Blitz
- 24. Now Park could really do his stuff …
- 27. So What? • Have a clear vision/strategy • Do more with less - focus • Turn on the radar! • Know where you/the “enemy” are • Have simple/flexible/agile systems • Bend/make the rules • Communicate and integrate... • Lead/empower/trust • Embrace risk & complexity • But...
- 28. “There is nothing more difficult to arrange, more doubtful of success and more dangerous to carry through, than initiating change. The change leader makes enemies of all those who prospered under the old order and only lukewarm support is forthcoming from those who would prosper under the new. Leadership of Change
- 30. “If ever any one man won the Battle of Britain, Keith Park did. I don’t believe it is recognised how much this one man, with his leadership, his calm judgment and his skill, did to save not only this country, but the world.” Chief of the Royal Air Force February 1947 Lord Tedder
- 31. Thank you!