Three Shifts Leaders Must Make

Decision Dynamics: 3 Shifts Leaders Must Make Now–Part 2

In her April 16 "Calling the Game" video, Bobbie LaPorte focuses on the second shift that leaders need to make NOW. Times have changed, and so have the timelines for decision-making. If you're used to taking a careful, methodical approach, it's time to learn how to make quick decisions—and accept the risks that go with them.

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Three Shifts Leaders Must Make

Strategic Awareness: 3 Shifts Leaders Must Make Now–Part 1

We all have a natural tendency to shift into "autopilot" when we're under a high cognitive load. But as leaders, it's important to try and fight against this habit—and instead try to move to a state of strategic awareness. Watch Bobbie LaPorte's March 26 "Calling the Game" video to learn how.

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Leadership Shift #3: The New Definition of Confidence

The third of The Three Big Shifts Every Leader Needs to Make requires changing our definition of “confidence” from one that’s based on functional skillsets to a new kind of confidence that is rooted in self-awareness, self-knowledge, and an understanding of your own strengths and assets.

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Leadership Shift #2: Dealing with Unexpected Situations

The second of The Three Big Shifts Every Leader Needs to Make  that defines success for today's leaders involves how we evaluate unexpected situations that are now so much more common.  

In a certain world, we were trained to approach challenges in a methodical, disciplined way: lay out the pros and cons, gather data, create different scenarios, and consider all of our options. Then came a prolonged decision-making process that involved gathering input from all the appropriate stakeholders for input, evaluating more data, conducting a detailed risk analysis to narrow down the best options, and then and only then (hopefully!) making a decision.  

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A New Model for Decision-Making

Leadership Shift #1: A New Model for Decision-Making

The first of The Three Big Shifts Every Leader Needs to Make is how we as leaders make decisions. Because everything is uncertain and timelines have forever changed, leaders will now be expected to make split-second decisions even when there is no clear path forward.

With the pace at which things are moving and changing in our world, we need to recognize that the cost of delay is much greater now than it was before. We also need to accept that we no longer have the answers. I know that is a tough admission for leaders to make, but let’s be honest: we can’t even see around the corner to what tomorrow may bring, never mind the next quarter.

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