Leadership in Chaos
Aug 20, 2020
EP 20: Commitment in Chaos
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Ian discusses how building commitment is a key skill for successful leadership, especially during these times of increased uncertainty.
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Apr 18, 2023
EP 63: Resist Temptation – Minimise Distraction
“The most scarce resource in the world today is attention” – Yuval Noah Harari
The only 2 industries that refer to customers as “users” are Big Tech and drug cartels.
We live in an increasingly technology-fuelled Garden of Eden – an attention economy where the most sophisticated dark forces are constantly, covertly intent at work to distract you.
If time is your most precious asset as a leader, then saving and spending it wisely becomes paramount.
Your old biological defences are hardly sea-worthy any longer and in this age of fierce clandestine competition for your attention, you’re gonna need a bigger boat (or at least a better way to navigate!) to stay afloat.
*Insights include:*
-What happens when ancient human biology collides with 21st century technology
-Living in a state of Continuous Partial Attention
-The recipe for Deep Work
-Navigating the Struggle phase towards a state of Flow
-Why Multi-Tasking is a myth
-The 2 Fundamentals to combat Distraction
*Related Episodes*
Episode 57 – Keep Your Focus – Avoid Procrastination
Episode 32 – Planning and Prioritising in Chaos
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Feb 28, 2023
Ep 62: "The Art of Leadership"
“Imagination is more important than Knowledge – Albert Einstein”
What has Art got to do with Leadership? Throughout nearly 30 years of working with leaders and leadership, the very best leaders I’ve encountered all have had one thing in common irrespective of geography or industry: the sensibility of an artist. This was reinforced to me recently when attending a screening of a documentary produced by Maria Doyle Kennedy about the life and work of Irish artist Patrick Scott. After all, leadership is all about creating something novel and new from just your imagination combined with the resources at your disposal whilst inspiring others to join in its creation. So just what is that artistic sensibility that separates the best from the rest?
*Insights include:*
-The fallacy of the equation: Good Leadership = Good Results
-The best leaders are committed to creating a thing of Beauty
-How the Physicist and the Artist are both opposites and the same
-The root of authenticity and charisma
-The 3 Primary Characteristics of Beauty – Radiance, Integrity, Consonance
-Sage advice for appointing the next new leader (or anyone!)
*Related Episodes*
Episode 52 - Zoom Out Often
Episode 45 – Finding Flow in Chaos
Episode 43 – Building Trust in Teams
Episode 40 – Leading Teams in Chaos – Part 2
Episode 34 – Finding Meaning in Chaos
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Feb 14, 2023
From the Archives: EP 29: Deepening Connections in Chaos
Whilst not obligatory that you “love” your people at work - in the amorous sense! - people at least need to know you, as the leader, have got their best interests at heart.
On this Valentine’s Day, it is worth remembering that your connection to those that matter makes an enormous contribution to your leadership impact and results.
Here’s one of my favourite episodes “From the Archive”: A timely reminder of why and how to …
In this episode I explain:
* What Star Wars has to do with building connection
* How we often think we’re building connection when in fact we’re not
* How our Tacit Wisdom is stronger than our intellectual knowledge
* What to focus on to deepen connection
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