What does it take to successfully navigate today and tomorrow’s evolving work environments as we seek to achieve the aspirational, not incremental? As we look to re-form our systems, processes, organizations, teams, and ourselves – mindset is critical. Developing and sustaining a bold mindset lays the foundation for realizing the successes and impacts that are most important. From claiming authority to inspiring followership, acting with courage to building the right set of supporters – a bold mindset sets the stage for transformative growth.
Successful transformations are built with people, not for people. As a leader, it’s critical to employ curiosity, empathy, and adaptability to fuel transformations, and yet only half of CEOs (and only 25% of employees) state that the empathy in their organization is sufficient. As we strive to accelerate results and transform our organizations, our stakeholders want to be included, listened to, and valued.
By employing curiosity, we not only combat bias but also open the door to greater understanding, ideation and innovation. Asking questions, working to understand people’s feelings and motivations, and determining how to model success together is the first step. Being nimble and adaptive in execution is the second. Through data and stories we provide actionable steps any leader can take to create an environment where teams excel and transformative outcomes are achieved.