“It's not about being right. It's about learning at every step. It's about growing at every step.” - Mark S A Smith

In this episode of Tactical Friday, Mark S A Smith comes back to get into detail on what it takes to be a nimble leader. He discusses the significance of willingness and shifting the mindset of fear. To be a nimble leader, one must be willing to fail forward and not cower from the chaos, rather run towards it.

After a successful career in helping to bring to market billions of dollars of disruptive technology, Mark S A Smith works with heart-centered leaders faced with chaos and upheavals to bring them a new perspective to make wise decisions. As we transition from the Experience Economy, where people bought what was memorable, to the Transformation Economy, where people buy meaningful, authentic, and socially responsible, business models from the past fall apart. The solution is Nimbility, which is the intersection of resilience and innovation. This is exemplified in his two new books, The Nimble C-Suite: How to Align the Diverse Strengths of Your Executive Team to Predictably Deliver Extraordinary Results in a Transformational Economy, and The Nimble Company: A Proactive, Socially Responsible Framework for Driving Sustained Profits and Growth in a Chronically Chaotic World. Co-founder of NimbilityWorks, a consulting firm dedicated to helping leaders embrace Nimbility, he brings his broad leadership perspective, extensive business models, and tightly-honed coaching skills to leaders who desire to lead transformational businesses and teams that make a difference. Learn more at NimbilityWorks.com

[00:01 - 00:45] Opening Segment

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• For the first part of my interview with Mark, tune in to last Monday’s episode 

[00:46 - 06:22] Running to the Chaos to Find the Source

• Embodying the characteristic of willingness
• Working on your identity to achieve a better mindset and leading with your heart
• The dangers of the word “try” - why remove it from your vocabulary

[06:23 - 12:50] Entering the Arena with the Mindset to Win

• What it takes to stand up for your conviction 
• How fear is an illusion; excitement of the unknown
• How successful entrepreneurs love the adrenaline

[12:51 - 15:54] Closing Segment

• Connect with Mark (links below) 
• Closing words
• Head over to myvoicechallenge.com to discover your voice, claim your independence and build that thriving business that you've always wanted!

Key Quotes: 

“You must be willing to step into the unknown if you're going to be nimble.” - Mark S A Smith

“You cannot, as a leader, flee the scene. You must run toward the chaos if you're going to be success[ful].” - Mark S A Smith

“All fear is a prediction of an undesired outcome. It's all an illusion.” - Mark S A Smith

Connect with Mark

Check out NimbilityWorks to learn how to master the art of seizing upheavals so your company successfully grows through the chaos and be upheaval-literate for the rest of your career. Connect with him on Twitter: #MarkSASmith and on LinkedIn: MarksOnLinkedIn.com.

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