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The future of work requires nimble leadership

The future of work requires nimble leadership

Successfully leading a company into the future is no longer relying on command-and-control leadership. Instead, the emphasis is on distributed leadership - giving people autonomy to innovate and working in flexible teams so that companies can respond to technology and external risks.

Top leaders are flipping their hierarchy. Their job is not to have all the answers but to help people contribute the best of their expertise, knowledge, skills, and ideas.

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Distributed leadership fare better

Research judged the success and challenges of two firms based on four key capabilities.

  • Relating: Seeing the environment through others’ perspectives
  • Sensemaking: Creating and updating maps of a complex environment to engage more effectively in...

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Moving to a distributed leadership model

Moving to a distributed leadership model

  • Let those at lower levels who have vetted and tested ideas participate in leading the change process.
  • Give people a say in matching themselves with roles.
  • Have an honest conversation with potential team members about their capacity to implement and commit.
  • Senior lead...

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The authoritarian leadership style:

  • The authoritarian style of leadership requires leaders to have total decision-making power and absolute control over their subordinates. Servant leadership upends the top-down power structure.

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The Importance Of Core Leadership Values

The Importance Of Core Leadership Values

Leaders facilitate others to contribute positively in a given context. Their core values inform their approach to leading. By focusing and positively building on what people believe and value, instead of simple problem-solving, leaders have the potential for far more wi...

The skills gap requires the right leadership approach

Employers globally are struggling to fill the skills gap. To meet the unique workforce challenges of the next decade, most successful business leaders will focus on their current people instead of searching for the perfect talent.

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