Merrill Lynch Group Employee Services 2000 National Client Conference Scottsdale Princess

“It means nothing less than the total reinvention of this company.”

Jacques’ New New Ford Ford + MSN CarPoint Ford + Yahoo! Ford + Oracle Ford + HP/MCIWorldcom Etc. Etc.

Brand Inside Brand Org!

And Now the Equivalent … White Collar Revolution!

The Pincer 5 “Destructive” entrepreneurs/ Global Competition “White Collar Robots” THE INTERNET! [E.g.: GM + Ford + DaimlerChrysler] Global Outsourcing [E.g.: India, Mexico] Speed!!

PSF 1.0 Professional Service Firm Conversion Kit / Release 1.0

Why are there no books on how to create a “Cool, Rocking, WOW-producing Finance Department”?

PSF 1.0 Department Head to … Managing Partner, HR [IS, etc.] Inc.

C.I.O. to C.E.F.R.N.S.*

* C hief E vangelist F or R eally N eat S tuff

Women and new-economy management …

Net Result … Say goodbye to “command and control.” Say goodbye to hierarchy. Say goodbye to “knowing one’s place.”

Women’s “Stuff” = Ideal new Economy Match Improv skills Relationship-centric Less “rank consciousness” Self-determined Trust sensitive Intuitive Natural “empowerment freaks” [less threatened by strong people] Intrinsic [motivation] > Extrinsic

[ … and women are Market Opportunity #1]

Brand Inside Brand Work!

“Reward excellent failures. Punish mediocre successes.” Phil Daniels, Sydney exec

But Does It Matter ???? “On time, on budget … who cares?” anon. seminar participant (4/99)

“You really got to me. So many of our information technology projects take on a life of their own, and I know they’ll never end up as more than ‘mediocre successes.’ ” CEO, F100 financial services company (10-98)

“Every project we take on starts with a question: How can we do what’s never been done before?” Stuart Hornery, CEO, Lend Lease

Measures –WOW! –Beauty! –Raving Fans! –Impact!

Implementation Secret No. 1: Go horizontal: Find a (one!) “line” ally in “the Boonies” Secret No. 2: “Powerless” allies are Cool! Secret No. 3: Passion Rules! Secret No. 4: Become a Prototyping Maniac! Secret No. 5: Embrace Politics / “Community Organizing”!

Epitaph from Hell … Joe T. Jones HE WOULDA DONE SOME REALLY COOL STUFF BUT … HIS BOSS WOULDN’T LET HIM!

Characteristics of the “Also Rans” “minimize risk” “respect the chain of command” “support the boss” “make budget” Source: Fortune on “most admired global corporations” (10/26/98)

Brand Inside Brand You!

DISTINCT … OR EXTINCT! “If there is nothing very special about your work, no matter how hard you apply yourself, you won’t get noticed and that increasingly means you won’t get paid much, either.” Michael Goldhaber, Wired

Personal “Brand Equity” Evaluation –I am known for [2 to 3 things]; next year at this time I’ll also be known for [1 more thing]. –My current Project is challenging me … –New things I’ve learned in the last 90 days include … –My public “recognition program” consists of … –Additions to my Rolodex in the last 90 days include … –My resume is discernibly different from last year’s at this time …

“You are the storyteller of your own life, and you can create your own legend or not.” Isabel Allende

Ike’s World Book Page And Yours?

Icon Woman … –Totally turned on by her work! –“It” matters / a WOW Project! –“It” is … COOL! –“It” is … BEAUTIFUL! –She is … in your face! –She is an … adventurer! –She is … CEO of her own life!

Icon Woman … - She is … at least … a little funky! –Her curiosity is … insatiable! –She thinks screwups are … as normal as breathing! –She hangs out with some … seriously rad Dudes! –She is not God. She is not Bionic Woman. She is … determined to make a damned difference!

“Well-behaved women rarely make history.” Anita Borg, Institute for Women and Technology

Icon Woman Meets the Web … –submits resume on the Web –recruited on the Web –hired on the Web –trained on the Web –creates and conducts projects with virtual teams on the Web –manages project and client follow-up on the Web –manages career/reputation-building on the Web

“Firms will not ‘manage the careers’ of their employees. They will provide opportunities to enable the employee to develop identity and adaptability and thus be in charge of his or her own career.” Tim Hall et al., “The New Protean Career Contract”

H.R. to H.E.D. ??? Human Enablement Department

Seminar Y2K/Brand Inside Message: Distinct … or Extinct!

Brand Inside Brand Talent!

“People are born with talent and everywhere it is in chains. Talent is 21 st century wealth.” Tony Blair, architect of “Cool Britannia”

Issue Y2K The Great War for Talent!

There is no “talent shortage” … if … you are a GPTW * *Great Place To Work

Today … for me … is a … PEAK EXPERIENCE! Why …

Who Are You … Not: “Benefits Managers” (Whatever) Are: FRONT-LINE PLAYERS IN … THE GREAT WAR FOR TALENT!

Alan Kay on PARC’s Bob Taylor “He was a connoisseur of talent.”

A Connoisseur of Talent … –Spends time on Talent! –Becomes a student of Talent! –Uses Plain English! (If you want “sunny” … ask for “sunny”!) –Recruits from oddball places! / Recruits Oddballs!

“Our business needs a massive transfusion of talent. And talent, I believe, is most likely to be found among non-conformists, dissenters and rebels.” David Ogilvy

Axiom: Never hire anyone without an aberration in their background. (Find the One Ton Cookie Man!)

A Connoisseur of Talent … –Recruits M.I. (Gardner: Logical- mathematical, linguistic, artistic, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, intrapersonal-self, interpersonal-others) –Recruits arts! –Becomes de facto C.D.O. (Chief Diversity Officer) –Turns the pay scale upside down! / Pays Talent!

“Where do good new ideas come from?... That’s simple! From differences. Creativity comes from unlikely juxtapositions. The best way to maximize differences is to mix ages, cultures and disciplines.” Nicholas Negroponte

The NAESP …

Attributes of Those Who “Made” the 10th Grade History Book –Committed! –Determined to make a difference! –Focused! –Passionate! –Irrational about their life’s project! –Ahead of their time / Paradigm busters! –Impatient! / Action Obsessed

Attributes of Those Who “Made” the 10 th Grade History Book –Made lots of people mad! –Flouted the chain of command! –Creative / Quirky / Peculiar! / Rebels! / Irreverent! –Masters of improv / Thrive on chaos / Exploit chaos!

Attributes of Those Who “Made” the 10 th Grade History Book –Forgiveness > Permission –Bone honest! –Flawed as the dickens! – “In touch” with their followers’ aspirations –Damn good at what they do!

Just Say “No” to “Grout”! Participant: “Don’t you need ‘grout’ between the tiles?” TP: “No!” [med staff, NFL Special Teams,waiters, PFCs, cymbals player, bit parts, waiters]

TP’s Ideal Job: Head of Housekeeping!

Talent War Y2K! –All out!/ Time consuming! –Never ending!/ Unwinnable! –Expensive! –Cool!/ WOW!/ Fun!/ Creative! –Strategic!/ (THE) Core competence!

Talent = Brand

Brand Outside = Brand Inside

“Consumers don’t simply buy products, they buy attitudes as well. When confronted with proliferation and diversity, choices become increasingly informed by belief. [Consumers] want to know who is behind the products that they buy. They want to know the company. They want to know what you think.” Jesper Kunde, Corporate Religion

T.T.D. #1 Construct a formal “Great War for Talent Strategy” for your unit!

Brand Outside: The Marketplace Revolution Confronting the “Sameness Malady”!

“The ‘surplus society’ has a surplus of similar companies, employing similar people, with similar educational backgrounds, working in similar jobs, coming up with similar ideas, producing similar things, with similar prices and similar quality.” Kjell Nordstrom and Jonas Ridderstrale, Funky Business

“Wealth in this new regime flows directly from innovation, not optimization. That is, wealth is not gained by perfecting the known, but by imperfectly seizing the unknown.” Kevin Kelly, New Rules for the New Economy

Dell’s Web sales … daily ?

$35,000,000.

Anne Busquet/ American Express Not: “Age of the Internet” Is: “Age of Customer Control”

“Where does the Internet rank in priority? It’s No. 1, 2, 3, and 4.” Jack Welch

Women … 49% of Web users; 6 of 10 new users; 83% of wired women are primary decision makers for family healthcare, finances, education. Source: Business Week (11-99)

$3.3T + $1.5T = $4.8T 9M/27.5M/$3.6T

OPPORTUNITY NO. 1!

Not!! “Year of the Woman”

Enterprise Reinvention! Recruiting Hiring/Rewarding/ Promoting Structure Processes Measurement Strategy Culture Vision Leadership THE BRAND ITSELF!

Wanna see my “dirty pics” collection?

27 March 2000 : to TP from Shelley Rae Norbeck “I make 1/3 rd more money than my husband does. I have as much financial ‘pull’ in the relationship as he does. I’d say this is also true of most of my women friends. Someone should wake up, smell the coffee and kiss our asses long enough to sell us something! We have money to spend and nobody wants it!”

e-Response [esponce?] to ACE Presentation [ ] … “… contract home builders! When is this industry going to wake up and realize that women not only decide which house to buy, but also buy and pay for the house ourselves?” B.Bosch/Toronto

Brand Outside BRAND POWER!

“Corporate Religion is a completely new way of thinking about companies. Today, the product is still the main communication highway in the company. When companies make the shift to selling solutions, brands and attitudes … communicating the company’s attitudes and values becomes the decisive parameter for success. It demands that you find out who you are as a company.” Jesper Kunde, Corporate Religion

“In the funky village, real competition no longer revolves around marketshare. We are competing for attention – mindshare and heartshare.” Kjell Nordstrom and Jonas Ridderstrale, Funky Business

Brand Leadership: The Y2K Leadership Imperative Putting Ourselves at Risk!

Ann Richards’ Dogma Show up! Know your message! PUT YOURSELF AT RISK EVERY DAY!