I’m not a big “there are two types of blank in the world” person. But, when it comes to leadership in a digital era, there really are two types of leaders. One, the “legacy leader,” believes that things aren’t really changing that much and that, pretty soon, things will go back to normal. A “future leader,” by contrast, recognizes that we’re living through some fundamental shifts in customer and employee behaviors brought on by the pandemic and how that brought digital to center-stage.

What does the difference between a legacy leader and a future leader look like in practice? Which kind of leader is best positioned for where we are and where we’re going? And why does this matter for your organization? This episode of Thinks Out Loud takes a look.

Want to learn more? Here are the show notes for you.

Thinks Out Loud Episode 336: Are You a Legacy Leader? Or Are You a Future Leader? Headlines and Show Notes

Show Notes and Links

Here are the regular show notes detailing links and news related to this week’s episode. Be sure to check out all the links that matter for your business once you’ve given the episode a listen.

* How Much Will 2022’s Top Tech Trends Shape Your Digital Strategy This Year? Not Much (Thinks Out Loud Episode 334) – Tim Peter & Associates

* What 2022 Trends Should Marketers Care About? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 335) – Tim Peter & Associates

* U.S. holiday retail sales rise 8.5% as online shopping booms -Mastercard | Reuters

* The Year of the “New” Traveler PDF link

* Gallup: U.S. Air Travel Remains Down as Employed Adults Fly Less

* US Hotel Recovery Continues With Higher Rates but Meandering Occupancy

* Restaurants doing generally terribly according to OpenTable data

* TSA checkpoint travel numbers (current year versus prior year(s)/same weekday)

* Tim Minahan on Medium details a new study of 13,000+ knowledge workers that says "nearly 90% of employees expect to return to a more flexible work model in the year ahead."

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