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Leaders aren't born, they're made. This Monday show helps you discover leadership wisdom through insightful conversations. Independently produced weekly since 2011, Dr. Dave Stachowiak brings perspective from a thriving, global leadership academy, plus more than 15 years of leadership at Dale Carnegie. Bestselling authors, expert researchers, deep conversation, and regular dialogue with listeners have attracted 40 million downloads and over 250K followers on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Activate your FREE membership to access the entire leadership and management library at CoachingforLeaders.com
722: Where to Start in Survival Mode, with Rebecca Homkes
Coaching for Leaders
34 minutes 43 seconds
3 months ago
722: Where to Start in Survival Mode, with Rebecca Homkes
Rebecca Homkes: Survive, Reset, Thrive
Rebecca Homkes is a high-growth strategy specialist and CEO and executive advisor. She is a Lecturer at the London Business School, Faculty at Duke Corporate Executive Education, and Advisor and Faculty at the Boston Consulting Group focused on AI and Climate and Sustainability. She is the author of Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times*.
Uncertainty seems to be more and more the norm. Sometimes, that leads an organization into survival mode. If that’s where you are now, this conversation is the roadmap for what to do next.
Key Points
We default to the assumption that uncertainly is unequivocally bad.
Executives are often overconfident in their ability to predict the future and get tied into patterns that reward following the plan.
We tend to adopt the first explanation we hear that makes sense instead of examining our beliefs.
Make good decisions even when you cannot make good predictions.
Avoid attempting to predict the end state. Stop planning and start preparing.
People are often most honest when in survival mode, opening opportunity for learning and growth.
Ask these two questions: What could break us? What could make us?
Resources Mentioned
Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times* by Rebecca Homkes
Interview Notes
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