NED University Karachi, Pakistan: 3 October 2013 Skill City: Asian Answers to Asian Questions skillcity.co
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Lets talk about you, engineers!
You create or recreate the world!
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You create this
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You create this
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You create this
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You create this
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You create this
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Engineers are clever!
German Engineering Arab Technology clip
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Impatient Gen Yers / Millennials
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Three parts of the talk
1. Where the world is heading technologically, economically 2. How is it easy or challenging for engineers to be leaders 3. How you can get ready to lead by using Walis Will-Skill Matrix Skill City: Asian Answers to Asian Questions skillcity.co
All of this Through visual content
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Part 1: Where the world is heading
The world is connected today in ways that are shattering traditional communications concepts Skill City: Asian Answers to Asian Questions skillcity.co
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Technologically Changes at exponential speed Gen Y: Impatient want it now, not five minutes from now! Facebook and Youtube replace everything Did you know? clip Microsoft vision clip Skill City: Asian Answers to Asian Questions skillcity.co
What is out 1. Teachers, teaching, knowledge, instruction 2. Attentive, disciplined students (not made any more!) 3. Degrees (Google HR - no GPA, no interviews!) 4. Schools & universities (replaced by MOOCS, Khan Academy, FutureLearn) Skill City: Asian Answers to Asian Questions skillcity.co
End of teaching? Edudemic
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Learning, not teaching! Wharton
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End of college degrees: HBR
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GPA & interviews useless: Google
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Khan: Teacherless classrooms
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MOOCs replacing unis
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Free education globally
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MOOCs rising
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Even UK unis following!
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Economically Pakistan is one of the top 20 economies in the world in 2050*
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Sachs
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World in 2010
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World in 2050
Goldman Sachs: Jan 2012 report
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Bordering 2 giants China & India!
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Just one glimpse
Retail sector in Pakistan CNN clip
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Socially/demographically We are becoming a richer and healthier world Muslim populations in the West are increasing at a rate that it will change the European cultural landscape by 2050 Hans Rosling clip Church clip on Muslim Demographics Skill City: Asian Answers to Asian Questions skillcity.co
Part 2: Engineers as leaders
Expectations from the world Your personality type Challenges
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Expectations from the world
The American Society for Engineering Education The Engineer of 2020 Project A high-risk, high-pay-off approach for the future of US engineering education 9 attributes Skill City: Asian Answers to Asian Questions skillcity.co
9 attributes of engineer of 2020!
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Strong analytical skills Practical ingenuity, creativity; innovator Good communication skills Business, management skills High ethical standards, professionalism Dynamic/agile/resilient/flexible Lifelong learner Able to put problems in their socio-technical and operational context Adaptive leader skillcity.co
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Role of engineers in the economy
If you want good manufacturing jobs, one thing you could do is graduate more engineers. Jeffery Immelt, CEO General Electric More S&P 500 CEOs obtain their bachelors degree in engineering than in any other field. US National Academy of Science, 2007 In the emerging economy of the new century, the team with the most engineers wins . Director Maine Heritage Policy Center Skill City: Asian Answers to Asian Questions skillcity.co
A world with issues
Four key issues Energy Transport Climate change Waste disposal Skill City: Asian Answers to Asian Questions skillcity.co
Solution depends on?
1. Technology 2. People Q: Which side engineers are good at?
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Technology/People mix! Innovation: Change through technology Leadership: Change through people Technical ability x leadership = Impact!
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Our numbers maybe right, but
Math vs trust clip
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Engineers are left-brained?
A Analysis D Decisions E Evaluation L Logic N Numbers W Words V Verbal Memory Surgeon/Accountant/ Lawyer / Engineer Rational Skill City: Asian Answers to Asian Questions
C Colour I Ideas G Gestures A Art R Ribbon F Feelings I Impulse Image Rhythm Emotional
Business leadership is a whole-brain function!
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Engineers on the RIDO scale
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Mostly, engineers are
Left-brained Introvert / need alone time Logical/rational/analytical Practical (not very creative) Structured/methodical/process-oriented Functional expertise vs people skills? skillcity.co
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Part 3: Getting Ready!
How you can get ready to lead by using Walis Will-skill Matrix
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Some useable examples
Did I say: Inspiring?
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How Steve Jobs did this
46 seconds clip Lessons: changing the world?
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How Samsung does it!
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13 pivots of Samsung1 1938 Samsung started as a grocer 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1940s groceries noodles 1950 selling sugar 1954 largest woolen mill Late 1950s - insurance and securities 1960 black & white TVs 1980 phone switch boards & fax systems skillcity.co
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13 pivots of Samsung2 7. 1987 founder dies; department stores, chemicals & logistics, paper/telecom and electronics 8. 1980 investment in electronic facilities 9. 1990 investing construction 10. 1990s downsizing and merging during recession 11. Late 1990s largest memory chip manufacturer 12. 1995 chips LCDs; largest flat screen TV manufacturer 13. 2010 LCDs smartphones Skill City: Asian Answers to Asian Questions skillcity.co
How a child does this
Indian tree fall clip
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Before anything, you need a goal
What do you want to achieve, say, in 5 years? Take 3 minutes Try as much clarity/foresight as you can Be as ambitious/crazy as you can! It doesnt need to be about money Tell people around you skillcity.co
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Your BIG goals?
What are they?
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How some others will use 5 years
The 5 years clip
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To achieve your goal
What you need is
five
BIG
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The first two
1. Will 2. Skill Skill City: Asian Answers to Asian Questions skillcity.co
Wali on will & skill
To succeed as a leader, engineers need
Will and
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Will & Skill
Will = desire, hunger, drive, ambition, willingness, your reason for being, mindset Skill City: Asian Answers to Asian Questions
Skill = ability, competence, capability, something you are known for, niche, skillset Lets watch a clip from Shaolin Soccer skillcity.co
Walis Will-Skill Matrix v1
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The next two
3. Focus 4. Energy Skill City: Asian Answers to Asian Questions skillcity.co
Focus-Energy Matrix High
Disengagement 20% Procrastination 30%
Purposefulness 10% Distraction 40%
ENERGY High skillcity.co
FOCUS
Low Skill City: Asian Answers to Asian Questions
Bruch & Ghoshal study for Harvard Business Review
Why focus matters?
Focus clip
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How disengagement wastes you
Boring job clip
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Procrastination/distraction
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The fifth
5. The Flow
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The Flow? Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Good business: Leadership, Flow and the Making of Meaning Skill City: Asian Answers to Asian Questions skillcity.co
The Flow David Beckham clip
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All of this, with team work
Teamwork clip
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In summary Engineers will be ready to lead if you: 1. Have a worthwhile goal 2. Have a high will and a high skill 3. Work with high focus and high energy 4. Move to a higher-level challenge (flow) when things become routinised Skill City: Asian Answers to Asian Questions skillcity.co
Before we end, the final 3 pieces
What leads to success clip Of eight things, what is your pick?
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The right thing vs the easy thing!
Rise and shine clip This clip will guide you how to create global success and become Olympians!
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Finally, remember Every time you fall clip
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