This week’s combination of resources and articles offers insights and practical resources to help you equip yourself with the skill required in these disruptive times, as well as for the Future of Work.
•“The Power of Curiosity: Leadership Wisdom from an Unlikely Source” with Keith Coats. The finest leaders emerge from those who embrace learning from unexpected sources. Life becomes endlessly fascinating when we adopt an unwavering pursuit of knowledge, fueled by curiosity rather than unwarranted certainty. Curiosity certainly stands as a paramount trait of a forward-thinking leader. Read more here…
• Want to anticipate the future better, anticipate change and think like a futurist…. Sign up for our upcoming webinar on the 21st August where Graeme and Keith will help leaders discover 3 essential pillars to become future-focused. For more info on this webinar, and to grab your spot click here.
• Navigating Uncertain Times as Leaders – While we don’t know what the rest of the year will bring, it’s reasonable to assume that the headwinds we’re experiencing will continue. This is an environment that will demand — and reward — high-performing leadership teams. Read more in this article, on how the best leadership teams are navigating these uncertain times.
• The Sandwich Generation: If you’re in your 50s and 60s, you are quite likely to be financially supporting ageing parents and adult children. This is something that’s never really happened in history before. This video is part of our miniseries on the Grey Elephants: the highly probably, hugely impactful but often overlooked megatrends shaping the world right now. This is trend #1: Ageing and you can watch this short video here.
• What makes employees happy at work? In a recent LinkedIn post, our future of people expert Buhle Dlamini shared this short Ted video, where Michael C. shares his insights into what makes workers unhappy – and how companies can benefit their bottom lines by fostering satisfaction.
We’d love to have a conversation with you if any of the above topics resonate. Our team continues to help our clients around the world to prepare for tomorrow, today.