THE INNOVATIVE LEADER PODCAST WITH DAVID PHILLIPS AND CHRISTY GEIGER (www.InnovativeLeader.co) What do we do when things go south? In this episode of the Innovative Leader, we talk about leadership awareness and how to navigation of the frontal lobe (sage) vs limbic system (lizard). Emotions are real, and play a very
Hard skills have always been important to master and have competency in at work. Soft skills however are a trumping skill due to the fact hard skills can be taught and soft skills tend to be more natural, developed, and impactful. Being intentional about developing your soft skills is a key action for any professional and leader desiring to keep themselves fresh, marketable, and standing above in today’s busy work market. Here are 13 ways to consider to improve your soft skills.
Here’s the struggle: How do we get things done? Why do some companies get things done and others struggle? As a leader, you can be in a car or on a plane. The car has to travel on a road, with boundaries and roadblocks. Planes, however, travel in multi-dimensional lanes, with coordinates and altitudes, and speeds. Sometimes we grow attached to the “vehicle” we are used too, which for many of us has been the car. We’ve been there for a long time and we struggle to understand how to pilot a “plane”.
Having and leading a business with a mind for innovation is critical. It can be challenging in that it feels like there is no time, things are moving too fast or everyone else has already thought of what we were going to do. Sometimes it feels wisdom is to put your head down and just do what you do and not worry about what is happening “out there”. The book The Leadership Challenge highlights one of the key commandments for leaders is to SEARCH FOR OPPORTUNITIES. This is about cultivating that innovative mind.
The challenge: How can leaders navigate forward with innovation while followers are still in SCARF mode in the present and not ready to move forward.
Leaders can help themselves in 3 ways:
Leaders have to deal with planning and decision-making during challenging times. In this episode of The Innovative Leader, we look at the differences between 4.0 leaders and 2.0 leaders in these two areas.
In this episode of The Innovative Leader, we look at the differences between leaders with a 2.0 framework and leaders in a 4.0 framework in these three areas:
In this episode of Innovative Leaders, we look at how we can apply Organizational Change Theory to support leaders to innovate and adapt in challenging times.
During this period where everyone is telling us to be patient, that doesn’t mean we have to hit the pause button on innovation. In fact, in some areas, there has never been a better time to innovate or a more captive audience for innovation.
What are good areas for leaders to focus on in the midst of ongoing challenging times? I am grateful to be able to contribute this article to Forbes and share five areas to support leaders as they navigate forward.
