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IG 2020
Multidimensional Perspective Views by Peter.
Why multidimensional perspectives? The reason is
that , in IG 2020 I wore several hats as Dennis puts
it; A Mentor, A Coach, A Team Leader, A Contestant
and A Jury. From each of these perspectives I took
time to closely review the IG 2020 online with a
view to offer my independent reflections.
Overall, I can baldly say that I came out better
informed about this Vision of the century; “ A
Planet of Loving Creators” and with Vadim and his
team at the helm navigating the IG warship, victory
for everyone looks more certain to me than ever
before.
John Maxwell states that, “ Leadership is influence”
I agree with him and I would also add that, “
LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT SHOWING AND LEADING THE WAY.” It
is this second perspective about leadership which
motivated me to share my reflections on IG 2020.
Here are a few nuggets about what I observed as I
wore each hat:
As a Mentor: In this role my greatest joy was in
taking time with each of the Zimbabwe VLC team
members, holding their hands as some of them
hesitantly took part in Innompic Games for the very
first time. Vadim allowed me the freedom to break
rules and protocols, not only once but numerous
times.
As a Coach : If the truth be told, the Zimbabwe VLC
team was not the easiest of groups for one to coach,
I don’t even know where I got the courage from.
First it was a mixture of young women (four) and
men(three) with all of them in a different
profession.( ICT, Finance, Agriculture, Travel,
Manufacturing, Distribution & Venderneuship). Vadim,
you personally constantly encouraged me to believe
in the team , and in the end everyone of them was a
winner .
As a Team Leader: This was no mean task , I was
challenged by the presence of a multinational team
of experts from many nations and all continents of
the world. The greatest lesson for me was realizing
that I did not need to be like any of these great
leaders, I just needed to be myself. Again , I am
grateful to Vadim for allowing me to fail in a
winning way ( that’s new hey), yes I made blunders
during IG but Vadim took them as alternatives to the
norm. That type of attitude you don’t get from many
visionaries without being booted out. Many would
have said “ Peter this is not a place for trial and
error, we mean serious business “..... But Vadim
your patience outplayed anything I have seen in my
over thirty years as a leadership practitioner .
As Contestant: Ohhhh my God, I am generally a serous
person . My mantra is; “ The business of our
business is , business” . Vadim would remind me that
as great admirer of late Jack Welch it was import to
remember one of Jack’s lessons ( lesson 23) “
Constantly Focus On Innovation “. That reminder from
Vadim motivated me to view Innovation from a totally
different perspective. I submitted jokes and created
marketing slogans for IG 2020 contests. I know some
jury members must have wondered why Peter should not
stick to just being a jury. Guess what that very
thought encouraged me to want to even do more . I
now I know that even at 66 years of age I can still
innovate, thanks to the IG spirit of “ All Win” .
This is something different Vadim, it can only
happen in a planet of loving creators; not in
Africa, not in Asia, not in North America, not in
South America, not in Australia and certainly not in
Europe. I am truly humbled by this love for
everyone......I have a difference to make too!
As a Jury: In this role the dilemma that I faced was
from a Corporate Governance point of view . How
could I independently and ethically participate in
these multiple roles without compromising the
credibility of the whole IG jury system. Alas !
There was nothing to fear , all jury members of IG
2020 could view each other’s and their own
contestant ratings and scorings . For that I take my
hat off for you Vadim . It takes courage, boldness
and accepting to be vulnerable on your part. However
, most importantly it demonstrates true love for the
IG Vision, and to this end I invite my colleagues
who made IG 2020 a resounding success to join us at
VLC as we say to Vadim and Team :
THANK YOU (English )
TATENDA ( Zimbabwe)
SIYABONGA (Zimbabwe)
ASANTE SANA (East Africa)
SPASIBO (Russian)
MERCI ( French )
ARIGATO (Japanese)
AMESEGENALO ( Ethiopia)
SHUKRAN ( Arabic)
OBRIGHADO ( Portuguese) |
