The Innovative Leader

There are several versions of this adage: "What you celebrate gets repeat." Or, "What you reward gets repeated". Well here's another to consider: What you allow, you promote!

So the question is, what are you allowing to just happen in your organization? When you let other people do whatever they wish, you are implicitly promoting it. So we need to be aware of what's happening in our organization so that we can be sure that what's happening, is actually something we would be happen to promote.

Here are 3 Keys:

1. Make sure to communicate your vision throughout the organization.

2. Give clear expectations and watch out for ambiguity. Ambiguity is the enemy of clarity.

3. Follow up and and down avoid discussions that need to happen. When you follow up, it says that you care what someone does. It says that they matter. When you don't follow up, you may be avoiding conflict, allowing ambiguity, and letting go of leadership.

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Covid is pushing organizations to live and function within uncertainty. We don't know when restrictions will end, when people can congregate again, when it will all be over (if it ever will be). Leadership 4.0 can help us function and lead during this time.

In this episode of The Innovative Leader, we look at Leadership 4.0, how Covid is moving organizations in this direction, and how to lead in this uncertain time.

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The Covid pandemic has made life difficult for so many. It's emotionally and mentally tiring. We have to worry about the health of our family and friends. But there are other stressors too, such as finances, and school, and our social connections.

Many of us are trying to lead teams who are in survival mode. On this episode of The Innovative Leader, we look at how to do that.

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The Healthy Mind Platter is a brain health model developed by David Rock and Dr Dan Siegel. It describes seven daily essential mental activities to optimize brain matter and create well-being. In this episode of The Innovative Leader, we look at the three additional activities, Time In, and Down time.

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The Healthy Mind Platter is a brain health model developed by David Rock and Dr Dan Siegel. It describes seven daily essential mental activities to optimize brain matter and create well-being. In this episode of The Innovative Leader, we look at the three additional activities, Connecting, Physical, and Sleep Time.

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The Healthy Mind Platter is a brain health model developed by David Rock and Dr. Dan Siegel. It describes 7 daily essential mental activities to optimize brain matter and create well-being. The first two are:

Focus Time - When we closely focus on tasks in a goal-oriented way, we take on challenges that make deep connections in the brain.

Play Time - When we allow ourselves to be spontaneous or creative, playfully enjoying novel experiences, we help make new connections in the brain.

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What do we do when things go south?

Emotions are real, and play a very powerful force in leadership. As such, we need to learn how to recognize them, address them in a kind way, and lead through them. The human tendency is to rationalize, and minimize emotions. But emotions are the basis for all our actions. So to lead well, we need to take emotions into account.

So what do we do?

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Here’s the struggle: How do we get things done? Why do some companies get things done and others struggle? On this episode of the Innovative Leader podcast, we compare the 4.0 organization and the 2.0 organization, looking specifically at how they execute and get things done.

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The challenge: How can leaders navigate forward with innovation while followers not ready to move forward.

Leaders can help themselves in 3 ways:

1. Awareness: interact in real, human and casual meetings. Talk about life with your team, not work.

2. Communicate & Empathize: Tell stories that resonate with your team. Show you understand their insecurities by sharing stories of victory. 

3. Co-design: Develop a pln together to move forward through the challenging time.

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In this episode of The Innovative Leader, we look at the differences between leaders with a 2.0 framework and leaders in a 4.0 framework in these three areas:

1. How we work, act, and set up processes
2. How we make decisions.
3. How we communicate.

We also explore a brief understanding of what leadership 2.0 and leadership 4.0 are.

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