Coaching for Leaders

705: A Few Ways to Stay Relevant, with Steve Dennis

Listen Later
Steve Dennis: Leaders Leap

Steve Dennis is a strategy consultant, advisor, speaker, and author focused on transformational leadership and the impact of digital disruption. He is the president of SageBerry Consulting and host of the Remarkable Retail podcast. He’s the author of the book Remarkable Retail and his newest book Leaders Leap: Transforming Your Company at the Speed of Disruption*.

Every leader needs to stay relevant in order to serve well. In this conversation, Steve and I explore the mindset and tactics that will help us lead in the context of an ever-changing world.

Key Points
  • Self-sufficiency is a virtue, until it’s not. Learning to ask for help is a key practice for leaders.
  • Be cautious about a deserving attitude. High expectations may be correlated with low resilience.
  • Seek insight everywhere. It’s no longer sufficient just to gain ideas from direct competitors.
  • Turning pro means showing up and doing the work, especially when we don’t feel like it.
  • We must go through discomfort, not around it. Radical acceptance of truth will help you stay relevant in changing times.
    • Resources Mentioned
    • Leaders Leap: Transforming Your Company at the Speed of Disruption* by Steve Dennis
      • Interview Notes

      Download my interview notes in PDF format (free membership required).

      Related Episodes
      • How to Win the Long Game When the Short-Term Seems Bleak, with Dorie Clark (episode 550)
      • How to Help People Engage in Growth, with Whitney Johnson (episode 576)
      • How to Keep Improving, with Maurice Ashley (episode 697)
        • Discover More

        Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus.

        ...more
        View all episodesView all episodes
        Download on the App Store
        Coaching for LeadersBy Dave Stachowiak
        • 4.8
        • 4.8
        • 4.8
        • 4.8
        • 4.8

        4.8

        1,391 ratings

        More shows like Coaching for Leaders

        View all
        The Look & Sound of Leadership by Essential Communications - Tom Henschel

        The Look & Sound of Leadership

        1,164 Listeners

        The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk by Ryan Hawk

        The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

        1,331 Listeners

        Teaching in Higher Ed by Bonni Stachowiak

        Teaching in Higher Ed

        373 Listeners

        HBR IdeaCast by Harvard Business Review

        HBR IdeaCast

        171 Listeners

        Negotiate Anything by Kwame Christian Esq., M.A.

        Negotiate Anything

        707 Listeners

        How to Be Awesome at Your Job by How to be Awesome at Your Job

        How to Be Awesome at Your Job

        1,029 Listeners

        Radical Candor: Communication at Work by Kim Scott, Jason Rosoff & Amy Sandler

        Radical Candor: Communication at Work

        699 Listeners

        Worklife with Adam Grant by TED

        Worklife with Adam Grant

        9,165 Listeners

        Speak Up: Develop Your Executive Presence & Leadership Communication Style by Laura Camacho

        Speak Up: Develop Your Executive Presence & Leadership Communication Style

        97 Listeners

        Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast by John Maxwell

        Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast

        381 Listeners

        Maxwell Leadership Podcast by John Maxwell

        Maxwell Leadership Podcast

        2,448 Listeners

        No Bullsh!t Leadership by Martin G Moore

        No Bullsh!t Leadership

        124 Listeners

        A Bit of Optimism by Simon Sinek

        A Bit of Optimism

        2,181 Listeners

        Coaching Real Leaders by Harvard Business Review / Muriel Wilkins

        Coaching Real Leaders

        669 Listeners

        HBR On Strategy by Harvard Business Review

        HBR On Strategy

        78 Listeners

        HBR On Leadership by Harvard Business Review

        HBR On Leadership

        161 Listeners