What Skills Does the Leader of the Future Need to Be Successful?
Release Date: 04/06/2022
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In light of the pandemic, political turmoil and socioeconomic changes over the last two years, leaders are being asked to develop brand new skills. Employees want us to take a stand on social justice issues and be more emotionally available at work.
So, what does the leader of the future look like? That's the central question of my new podcast, Workplace Forward.
Today, I'm discussing where the idea for Workplace Forward came from and considering what skills the leader of the future needs to be successful.
I name drop some of the authors, thought leaders, innovators and C-level executives I'm interviewing on the new show and share some of the leadership topics covered in both live and upcoming episodes.
Listen in for insight into the themes of embracing desirable difficulty, storytelling to drive action and the business case for empathy we explore on Workplace Forward.
Themes explored in this week’s episode:
- Where the idea for the Workplace Forward podcast came from
- How leadership is evolving in light of the pandemic, political turmoil and socioeconomic changes in the last 2 years
- The central question of Workplace Forward: What behaviors, practices, beliefs and skills does the leader of the future need to be successful?
- The authors, thought leaders, innovators and C-level executives I'm interviewing for Workplace Forward
- Some of the topics covered in my live episodes of Workplace Forward—embracing desirable difficulty, leading through liminal space and storytelling to drive action
- What you will learn from Workplace Forward about the business case for empathy and how relationship drives innovation
- Ideas around decision-making, managing risk in crisis and creating psychological safety we explore in upcoming episodes
Resources from this episode:
- Learn more about desirable difficulty with Suzanne Coonan
- Explore the business case for empathy with Leisel Mertes
- Develop your insight muscle with consumer anthropologist Gina Fong
- Discover the transformative power of liminal space with Deb Loftus
- Find out how relationship drives innovation with Sue Bevan Baggett
- Leverage business storytelling to drive action with Esther Choy
- Learn more about high-profile leaders Elaine Boltz, Dane Mathews and Justin Seamonds
- Get to know thought leaders Brett Townsend, Sherianne James and Dorie Clark
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