The pace of change will never be this slow again.
Not my words, but from McKinsey.
It prompts the question of what does it take to be a successful leader today and tomorrow?
To lead in times of exponential change where challenges come from every direction.
To be the kind of leader who makes a real difference to the customers they serve and the people they work with.
I believe this needs a different type of leader.
It’s not the leader who always knows best. It’s not the leader using outdated approaches and ways of thinking. It’s not the leader who micromanages. It’s not the leader lacking in humility to own their mistakes and failings.
We need leaders who think differently.
Leaders who challenge the status quo.
Leaders who doesn’t apply linear thinking to exponential problems.
I believe this is a leader who develops a Big Bold Mindset.
The age of focusing on incremental growth is over.
The age of thinking bigger and bolder is here.
It’s here to stay.
If you do what those before you have done, you run the very real risk of being disrupted.
I’m delighted to have completed the first draft of my new book which is due to be published this September.
It will cover the essentials of what I believe will be the traits and skills of leaders of the future.
It’s the culmination of research and a lot of conversations and experiments over the past five years.
When did you last overhaul your leadership skills?
Are they the same ones you’ve been using for the past decade or longer?
The leader of tomorrow needs to think and act differently.