Leadership skills that worked during gradual transformation no longer work during the massive crisis. Leaders must refine their skills and, in some cases, retool how they lead entirely.
Maureen Metcalf, CEO, the Innovative Leadership Institute, Forbes Coaches Council
Takeaways of Note:
1. Professionally Humble – commit to organizational mission as primary decision-making criteria
2. Unwaveringly Committed To Right Action – balance short-term and long-term thinking
3. 360-Degree Thinker – understand interconnection across multiple systems
4. Intellectually Versatile And Curious – think beyond own industry; interest in political, national & international developments
5. Highly Authentic And Reflective – seek feedback & discussions in uncomfortable situations; have difficult conversations about critical decisions
6. Inspires Follower-ship – be authentic & still inspire others; diffuse conflict without avoiding source of conflict; navigate the feelings of the team
7. Innately Collaborative – create new approaches, pull together constituents in new ways and create broader & more creative alliances