100 Wise Women Deloitte 5.3.13

“Cashman has cut through the

leadership clutter and found the

essence of elevating leadership

excellence: pause to perform. It

has freed me to make better

decisions, push boundaries further,

and be more present to myself and

with my team.”

Dr. Deborah Dunsire

CEO, Millennium:

The Takeda Oncology Company

Kevin Cashman

Senior Partner

CEO & Executive Development

Korn/Ferry International

Copyright 2013, The Pause Principle, Kevin Cashman

How can we Do all we need to Do…

…but still Be who we need to Be?

The Authenticity Challenge


“Is this me? Is this my life?

Or just a series of fortunate

circumstances I have

successfully reacted to?”

CEO Medical

Device Company


How can you bridge

the Great Divide of

Being and Doing?

How can we bridge the

“I” and the “WE” of

Leadership?


100 Wise Women

Authentic

Expression &

Care for Self

Authentic

Service to

Others

Sustainable Leadership

“I” “WE”


Group Reflection & Discussion

“If you took more time to PAUSE, would you

invest more in the WE or more in the I?”

What would you PAUSE more for?


“Kevin –

I do NOT need to pause

more, I need to do more!”

CEO Global Consumer

Products Company


Pause Powers Performance…

Why is this so important?


Most significant

break-throughs are

preceded by a significant

pause-through.

Where do most people get

their best breakthrough

ideas or insights?


• 78% of executives get their best

ideas:

- in the shower

- while exercising

- driving or commuting to work

• 33% of executives are on the

edge of burnout

• Most executives spend less than

5% of their time in reflective

thinking

Did You Know?


• Pausing to provide Coaching and

Development is one of the most

important but lowest rated

competencies in 360˚

assessments globally

• 89% of organizations say

Innovation is their most critical

strategic priority

• Senior Teams spend an average

of 3.5 days per year on Strategy

and Innovation

• Hurry sickness is epidemic:

“Most of us are going

everywhere but being nowhere!”

Did You Know?


So let’s take a

pause…

The Four Rooms

Leadership Exercise


1 2

3 4


“Business today IS like Room

3, but wouldn’t it be great if we

could treat each other like

Room 2 as we fight the creative

battles of Room 3 together?”

Paul Walsh

CEO, Diageo

Former Chairman & CEO, The Pillsbury Company


Lominger/Korn Ferry Research on Leadership

• What are the Most Important Competencies in Shortest Supply? •

Dealing with Ambiguity

Vision and Purpose

Innovation and Creativity

Strategic Agility

Motivating People

Building Effective Teams

Room 3

Room 2


The Fifth Room

The Room of Pause


No Pause

No Reflection

No Vision

= No Reflection

No Vision

No Leadership

=

=


Pause sounds great…

…but Pause is VERY TOUGH in a

VUCA world…

The Authenticity Challenge


V U C A

volatile

unpredictable

complex

ambiguous


“Managing

complexity is the #1

leadership challenge

today...”

“Dealing with

Ambiguity is the #1

competency in shortest

supply in leaders...”

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“We need to

‘manage complexity’ and

‘deal with ambiguity’

but NOT too long!”

Daniel Vasella, M.D.

Former Chairman & CEO,

Novartis, #1 most admired

life sciences company

in the world


V U C A

vision

understanding

clarity

agility

volatile

unpredictable

complex

ambiguous


The Pause Principle:

From Transactive Management to Transformative Leadership

The Pause Principle is a catalyst in the

developmental shift from management

transaction to leadership transformation.

Action propels effectiveness management.

Pause powers leadership transformation.


Deg

ree

of

Com

ple

xit

y

The Pause Principle®

Hyperactive Transformative

Transactive Hypoactive

Low Pause/Reflection High Pause/Reflection

Hig

h C

om

ple

xit

y

Lo

w C

om

ple

xit

y

Degree of Pause/Reflection

• Hesitant

• Fearful

• Avoidant

• Lacks Confidence

• Lacks Experience or

Competence

• Rigid

Efficient •

Productive •

Consistent •

Profitable •

Systematic •

Manages Effectively •


Transactive Management

Content

Performance

Accuracy

Speed

Critic

Efficiency

Control

Doing Things Right

Short Term

Expertise

Transformative Leadership

Context

Purpose

Authenticity

Significance

Coach

Effectiveness

Contribution

Doing the Right Thing

Long Term

Questions


Pause Together

How can you and your

team pause to move from

transactive or hyperactive

management to

transformative

leadership?


What is the One Thing

you will practice to

replenish yourself (or

others) in the next 48

hours?

The One Thing…

to Practice



Pause to Grow…


Kevin Cashman Kevin is a best-selling author, top-ten thought leader, world-class speaker, global CEO coach

and pioneer of the ‘grow the whole person to grow the whole leader’ approach to integrated

leadership development. He is the founder of the Chief Executive Institute® and LeaderSource

Ltd, recognized as one of the top three leadership development programs globally. In 2006,

LeaderSource joined Korn/Ferry International, where Kevin is now Senior Partner, CEO and

Executive Development.

Kevin has advised thousands of senior executives and senior teams in more than 60 countries

worldwide. He is an accomplished thought leader on topics of personal, team and

organizational transformation. He has written six books including Awakening the Leader

Within and Leadership from the Inside Out, named the #1 best-selling business book of 2000

by CEO-READ and is now used at over 100 universities globally. His latest book, The Pause

Principle: Step Back to Lead Forward, has been recognized as a top business book by

multiple sources.

Kevin has written scores of articles on leadership and talent management and has been

featured in The Wall Street Journal, Chief Executive, Human Resource Executive, Fast

Company, Strategy & Leadership, Investors Business Daily, Directors & Boards Magazine,

CNN, National Public Radio and other national media. He is a leadership columnist for

Forbes.com and has been named as one of the Top 10 Thought Leaders by Leadership

Excellence Magazine for several years.

Mr. Cashman holds a degree in psychology from St. John’s University and is an adjunct

professor for the University of Minnesota Executive Education program. He is a senior fellow

in the Caux Round Table, a global consortium of CEOs dedicated to enhancing principle-

based leadership internationally, and a board member for the University of St. Thomas’ Center

for Ethical Business Cultures fostering ethical leadership in corporations.

Senior Partner

Korn/Ferry International

CEO & Executive Development

Founder, Chief Executive Institute®

Founder, LeaderSource Ltd

Best Selling Author, Leadership from the

Inside Out

Author of new book,

The Pause Principle: Step Back to Lead

Forward www.CashmanLeadership.com

@Kevin_Cashman

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