Flip the Script E1: Leadership in a time of flux

My guests today are Michelle Holliday, author of the book “The Age of Thrivability”, and David Lancefield, strategist and coach to CEOs and executive teams.

In this episode we discuss the paradigm shift that leaders need to make in order to navigate complexity skilfully:

·      Leaders facing a taller order now than before – higher expectations, competitive pressures, systemic issues and new models of operating

·      Complicated vs complex systems and the critical shift leaders need to make from problem-solver to problem-reframer

·      Flipping the script from systems as machine and leaders as narcissistic ‘heroes’ >> to living systems and leaders as stewards and ‘gardeners’

·      The power of shared leadership and why it’s bad business nowadays when people at the top set the future of the organisation on their own

·      Why leadership cannot be truly transformational without attention to self-care and close relationships

You can find Michelle’s fantastic book here and learn more about her work on her platform.

David Lancefield has a brilliant newsletter, “Flashes + Sparks” and his interview series, “Lancefield on the Line”, featuring some of the world’s best minds, can be followed here.

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