Upsize Your Leadership

High-touch leadership promotes worker engagement in a day when pervasive technology can easily leave workers feeling disconnected from one another. Technology diminishes the number of human interactions necessary to get things done. And it replaces interpersonal conversation as the way to communicate and collaborate.

The resulting loss of interpersonal connection often leads to problems with worker engagement. Astute leaders and managers counter that tendency by relying on the high-touch strategies espoused by John Naisbitt in his 1982 best-seller Megatrends. He coined the phrase "high tech/high touch" as a catchy slogan to underscore the way that management should respond to a workplace permeated with technology.

Even though Naisbitt first called for high-touch leadership nearly four decades ago, there is even a stronger case for it today. In this episode we revisit his phrase "high tech/high touch" and underscore the urgency of applying high-touch leadership, not merely in a high-tech workplace, but anywhere that worker engagement is weak.

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While still a teenager, from a family of very modest means, I discovered that leadership was a way to have impact on the world around me, even without the personal advantage of wealth, social prestige, or political influence. That discovery ignited a passion for leadership in me. And it set my life on a trajectory which I've followed for decades.

Now, I'm devoting the later chapters of my life to helping others find their own passion for leadership. This episode outlines how I hope to use this podcast to advance that dream. My goal is to make this podcast a regular source of encouragement, enlightenment, and enrichment as you upsize your leadership.

To learn more about how I help leaders enhance their impact check out my website at LeaderPerfect.com.. If you would like a transcript of today's podcast, you can download a PDF copy of this episode.

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Wherever you are in leadership, whatever your role, Upsize Your Leadership gives you tools and insights to scale new heights as a leader. Your host Dr. Mike Armour, himself a veteran leader and long-time leadership specialist, shares the wisdom which he has gathered from a lifetime of experience in demanding management and executive positions. He plans every episode to take you one step closer to your full leadership potential.

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