I'm in the process of re releasing some of my stories filmed in 2012 that I feel stand the test of time.
This is one of my favourites. It's about my mother, my greatest role model, and other people who have been (and are role models) for me.
Who is your greatest role model?
This video is a part of a self-directed and complimentary online course you can undertake here.
Helping you to hone your one-of-a-kind way of leading to become the wise leader you want to be.
Ian
PS I'm also re-recording stories and recording those not previously recorded as part of We Need To Talk episodes. Of course nothing like experiencing stories live and the life-changing conversations that ensue as well as sharing your own stories. Learn more.
This playbook is the first edition of the Wise Leaders Lexicon. Language enriches conversations which add energy to relationships which enable life at its best.
All wise leaders playbooks and my other complimentary resources are designed to help you to hone your one-of-a-kind way of leading and to become the wise leader you want to be.
It was really great this week to catch up with my friends Peter Merrett and Paul Schmeja. Peter is a past client and Paul a current one. Both are experts in co-creating a wonderful employee and customer experience:
Each Friday's podcasts are always under 10 minutes.
This is episode 119.
I estimate that over the past thirty years I’ve read more than 1000 books on leadership. I’ve also watched 100’s of videos and listened to a zillion podcasts. There is no shortage of ideas about how to lead.
Google best selling leadership books and leadership styles and you’ll find a endless list:
Extreme
Servant
Transformational
Situational
Uncommon
Good to great
Democratic
Autocratic
Transactional
Disruptive
Innovative
Laissez faire
Paternalist
Change
Habits
War
Primal
Execution
Emotional intelligence
Influence
Effective
Principled
Laws
Meaning
Heart
I could go on.
Which of these ways of leading will work perfectly for you?
My answer is none of them.
You will certainly gain insights.
The bottom line is this, there are a myriad of ways to lead. Only your way will work for you.
Since I became a student of leadership thirty-five years ago I’ve noted that there are proven principles, patterns and processes to adopt in your own best way.
In the short video below I overview a few:
There’s are as many ways to lead as there are people on the planet. The world needs more of your one-of-a-kind leadership in the service of others.
This is particularly true in a world of so-called hybrid work.
In a brilliant recent article titled ‘The end of the office’ Seth Godin says “As social creatures, many people very much need a place to go, a community to be part of, a sense of belonging and meaning. But it’s not at all clear that the 1957 office building is the best way to solve those problems.”
I couldn’t agree more.
Much of the purpose of leading is to help people to feel they belong and to find meaning for them.
Who will you become? What will you do next?
Become the wise leader you want to be?
Ian
PS Six ways that I can help you to hone your one-of-a-kind way of leading
