Long before 2020’s pandemic, only 14% of CEOs said they had the leadership talent they need. Study after study confirms that companies across the board will experience critical gaps in so-called “soft skills” that are essential for adaptive leadership.
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Leaders should demonstrate value creation—it is not enough to preach it, without some visible, effective practice. Inquiry, curiosity, and creativity go a long way in creating value; so do risk management, option-development, sensitivity-analysis, and storytelling.
Leaders must problem-solve—and lead others to do so—anytime standard answers don’t work, plans prove outdated, or circumstances are different than anticipated. In other words, all the time. Shifting instinctive behaviors—and mindset—is quintessential in developing the skills to jointly solve problems.
Leaders are called upon to solve problems, in collaboration with others, and to enable their people to do the same, effectively and creatively. In this short video, Vantage’s Chanda Andrews shares a simple method for aligning around solutions to complex and recurring problems.
“’Leadership’ is wanting to do something new and better, and getting others to go along,” said Edgar Schein. If we are to “do better,” the real challenge of leadership is how to influence others to do so, and how to build alignment around something other than the “lowest common denominator.”
Just like their newly remote teams, leaders wrestle with their own difficulties adjusting to work in a virtual environment. How can leaders adapt quickly, building upon their existing leadership strengths to approach and overcome new, unexpected challenges? Here’s a flexible framework that can help.
Live 45-minute Zoom Workshop, held Tuesday, July 7
To build alignment, leaders often navigate a complex landscape of stakeholders—including those who are difficult to influence directly.
We have created a collection of accompanying content pieces for this event.
“Oh, yeah—we’re reorganizing, again.” Amidst constant change, how leaders listen, demonstrate empathy, and engage emotionally with individuals is key to success. Without that sense of connection, without real engagement, change fatigue sets in and real transformation fails.
