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Leadership Essentials: Adaptability - Thriving Through Change


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Episode 94

Leadership Essentials: Adaptability - Thriving Through Change 


SUMMARY SECTION 


In this episode of The Lonely Leader Podcast, James Rule explores a cornerstone of impactful leadership, adaptability. Discover how elite leaders from sport, the military, and business embrace change, pivot fast, and stay effective under pressure. If you want to thrive when everything around you shifts, this episode is your blueprint for flexible, forward-thinking leadership.



KEY TAKEAWAYS


  • Hear lessons from Roger Federer, General Stanley McChrystal, and Mary Barra (CEO General Motors) demonstrating how adaptability shaped their performance. 
  • Uncover 8 practical takeaways to help you lead with confidence in uncertain times.
  • “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one most adaptable to change.” - Charles Darwin



ABOUT THE HOST 


James is an experienced mentor, coach and thought leader who works with a range of clients from FTSE 100 companies, SME´s the NHS and wider public and not for profit sectors.


His twenty year career in elite sport initially as a professional rugby player but predominantly as a chief executive has given him an invaluable insight in managing the success, failures and pressures associated with leadership at the highest level.


As a high performance coach James specialises in enhancing resilience and leadership development. He is a passionate advocate of the notion that to find lasting fulfilment we need to take a holistic view of high performance. 



EPISODES TO CHECK OUT NEXT


Episode 93 - Inside The Lonely Leader: My story, my philosophy, my purpose


Episode 89 - Leadership Essentials: Belief - The fuel that drives you forward 


Episode 76 - The strength in vulnerability. A Leadership Essential 



CONNECT & CONTACT 

Website www.thelonelyleader.co.uk


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Email: [email protected] 



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