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The Emotionally Resilient Leader
Key leadership skills are comprised of high emotional intelligence, the ability to be agile and strong strategic thinking skills. Of course there are subsets within these areas that include communication, interpersonal skills, stakeholdering, leading with influence and impact and much more.
It is interesting when I work with organisations and they request leadership initiatives to support transformation. It is often presented as an “event” or a moment in time. This can be viewed as old school thinking in that organsiations and the globe for that matter is in constant flux.
So for leaders what does this translate into? One of my long standing clients who I work with on succession planning has made a tremendous shift in how they both hire and promote for when considering talent. Although operational excellence remains an important driver, this client views the ability to pivot to be crucial in adapting to technological changes, changes in the economic landscape and competitive pressures.
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