The top is the only position that counts for businesses and individuals in the contemporary success-oriented world. The likes of Sir Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg and Steve Jobs have dominated the media and made business leaders the rock stars of today, with fame, fortune and even fashion following in their footsteps. Success is sweet, but the fall from grace can be devastating. How, in an age just recovering from major economic crises blamed on the people in power, does a leader do the right thing?
The Business Leader's Summit (BLS) 2013, held by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in Pakistan, articulates the need of today's business for a transpersonal leader - one who knows how to transcend himself and put the success of true stakeholders first. Radical, Ethical, Authentic Leadership, addressing what a leader should do better or differently, is the next step in the transformation of the corporate leader into a leader of people rather than just businesses: 'The theme for the Business Leaders Summit 2013, 'Get REAL!' is what would actually influence your surviving or thriving.' Javaria Hassan, Country Manager, CIMA Pakistan.
CIMA Regional Director MESANA - Mr Bradley Emerson underscored the need for this paradigm shift from business as usual to next practice, saying, 'Neither the present nor the future is an extension of the past. In a brutally competitive environment, understanding the realities and reacting to them quickly is the difference between those who survive and those who perish. Our intention is to force you to get real in terms of how radical you ought to be if you are to let go of the past for good. We're talking about evolution - to evolve each day, fresh in your mindset. Authenticity in business decisions comes more out of conviction than out of past successes - what worked for us in the past is definitely not going to work for us in the future, so your authenticity is no longer validated by historical data. Your conviction and how accurately you can predict your future - that's authenticity going forward. The next question is, 'How do you make the people who are slaves of experience, lead them out of that and truly be radical evolutionary and apply conviction rather than historic data?' You have to self-lead. Leadership is no longer about having a following but requires a soul shift, leading yourself out of the shackles of history.'
The conference, scheduled to take place on 25th October at Pearl Continental Hotel, Karachi, will play host to a diverse mix of renowned global business leaders who will challenge the existing dynamic and transfigure the meaning of leadership as we know it.
Amongst the speakers featured as BLS 2013 provokes leaders to 'Get REAL!' will be Tim Wade, Motivational keynote speaker Singapore 'Yes we can', Andleeb Abbas, CEO Franklin Covey Pakistan, Professor Susirith Mendis, Former Vice Chancellor, University of Ruhuna, Sri lanka and Imran Usmani, Shariah Advisor Meezan Bank Limited. The strategic partner for the Business Leaders Summit 2013 is Meezan Bank. Business Recorder Newspapers is the exclusive print media partner.