Summary of ASTD 2007 Conference

1. Summary of ASTD 2007 Conference 12 – 14 February 2007 Southern Sun Cape Sun Cape Town

2. GLOBAL MODEL A ENVIRONMENTAL WELLNESS RESILIENCE B D STRATEGIC WELLNESS PERSONAL WELLNESS C ORGANISATIONAL WELLNESS

3. Global Warming Concerns 2005 hottest year Ice melting Hottest water - Caribbean Most hurricanes Record droughts Coral bleaching CO2 level too high: fish disappearing Solutions Be involved – community Find ways to contribute (pollution and solar heating) Health and sustained corporate citizenship Lead from the front Walk the talk ENVIRONMENTAL The world we live in

4. How to stand in the future Ideas replace things Outside Inside thinking (look at macro scenarios / positioning scenarios / preferred positioning) What should we stop doing What should we do better Against who – benchmark What totally new things to plan for Concerns of seeing the future Roller coasting (darkness) River rafting (crisis) Ocean yacht (long view) STRATEGIC WELLNESS

5. RESILIENT LEADERSHIP • Some Competencies to strive for: • Partnering • Leading in a flat world • Trustworthiness • Play to strengths • Strategic risk taking • Servant leadership • Other De-railers • Hesitancy – business risks • Personal arrogance and insensitivity • Controlling leadership style • Reluctance - difficult people problems

6. Challenges Political stability Economic growth (+4%) Better quality of life for all Poverty annihilation HIV and Aids More security (crime) Infrastructure Governance Social Security Solutions Promote professional ethics Economic use of resources Outstanding service Respond to peoples needs SOCIO-POLITICAL WELLNESS

7. INNOVATE OR EVAPORATE • Concerns • Change has changed • Change is no longer additive • Change no longer moves in a straight line • The new age has arrived (minds) • We are only limited by our imagination • Solutions • Create info democracy • Build a culture of innovation • Have an open market/mind for ideas • Provide right climate & management support • “Screw it, let’s do it” – Virgin’s motto

8. Concerns (Sasol paper – work / life and beyond Inner calm and physical health Work / Life / Balance Exhaustion and overload (stress and imbalance) Solutions You shape your own destiny Life skills training Awareness and insight creation Capacity Building Coaching and mentoring Organisational wellbeing (feedback) ORGANISATIONAL WELLNESS

9. Concerns Wrong thinking - poor wellness Poor mood - unhappiness Poor self worth poor mood poor wellness Health problems: 70 – 90% stress related Stress hormones – blood pressure, cholesterol, early deaths Solutions Positive emotions – key to health Mind – altitude, attitude Mind creates reality Emotions determine heart rhythms Change heart rhythms (1 min stress technique) EMOTIONAL WELLNESS

10. EMOTIONAL WELLNESS Be “moerse” happy successful “donners”

11. EMOTIONAL WELLNESS Finding humour is a good way tolift the spent energy and replenish yourself from stress and succeed

12. EMOTIONAL WELLNESS “An unexamined life may end up being one not worth living”

13. EMOTIONAL WELLNESS “You are what you eat!”

14. Key Challenges Corporate staff and leaders lacking energy Facilitating behaviour lifestyle change that is sustainable Reducing disease and obesity and increasing wellness Solutions Innovative interventions that provide practical strategies for enhancing energy levels Increase awareness in the workplace through smart marketing of wellness events Implementation of holistic wellness programmes that are also measured and evaluated over time NUTRITIONAL RESILIENCE

15. Concerns Stress: 2nd most costly disease in the US 78% of people – find jobs stressful Most common work-related health problem Back pain 33% Stress 28% Burnout 23% Indicators of distress Negative effect Anger Job alienation Frustration Solutions Eustress is a positive psychological response to a stressor View stress in an holistic fashion WELLNESS: DISTRESS & EUSTRESS

16. Issues How do we think? How do we plan implementation? How do we execute? SA Rating(World Competitors: 61 countries) Overall position -44th Cost of living index -11th Real GDP per capita -18th Electricity costs -1st Unemployment -61st(last) Skills loss -61st Brain drain -61st Female labour force -4th Stock market capitalisation -4th Market of public finances -6th Solutions Capitalize on our strengths 2010: greatest ever SA growth rate +- 4.7% USA = 3.4% Japan = 2.2% China = over 6% Combat brain drain Educate and provide jobs SELF CONFIDENCE, TRUST, OPTIMISM,ENVIRONMENT, SERVING LEADERSHIP COMPETITIVE MINDSETS

17. Concerns/Possibilities You can’t change culture For social change, don’t use blueprints (connect) For technical change, use a blueprint Solution Use personal passion & interest to start your own change Connect on mind, body & soul Roll out blue print for technical change SUSTAINABLE CHANGE

18. Concerns Don’t deny it (becomes a cancer) Trauma is subjective caused by Change initiative Restructuring Abuse AA & BEE Retirement Solutions Treat trauma as a wound (open up & clean up) Leadership – facilitate the healing process New skills & competencies Sensitivity & compassion Create a safe environment LOADING THE TRAUMATISED ORGANISATION TO WELLNESS

19. Challenges We forget 80-90% within 24 hours Overkill Lack of connectivity Too much development time Insensitive to learner’s needs Solutions Warm up audience Understand their needs Generate clear outcomes Involve all senses Reinforce, revise, revisit More time on methodology Make learning meaningful MAKING LEARNING STICK

20. Issues World is flat Dotcom revolution Optic fibre is here Outsourcing of everything (multiple outsourcing) Skill adaptable and lifestyle adaptable Innovate without immigrate Remote technology Speed of progress (Boeing – 3 days to build a plan) Insourcing Info Overload Value moves from “things” to “knowledge” Solutions “Our only limit to growth is imagination, foresight and courage” Jonathan Ling Foresight – What’s coming next? How to think Who you know (Global Network) What you need to know Where are you going How to make it happen WHAT’S COMING NEXT?