Early in the pandemic, Josh Bersin called it the Big Reset: “The Coronavirus is accelerating one of the biggest business transformations in decades.”
As the business landscape evolves and employees reassess their priorities, leadership is changing as well. To reset thinking on what it means to be a leader today, we asked other thought and business leaders for their perspective. This is the fourth in our series.
Great leaders are the ones who invest time and effort in creating and developing the next generation of leaders.
–Milan Rao, President, Smart Energy Water
Truly great leadership qualities are typically the least recognized yet most impactful of them all. Humility and agility—the ability to listen without ego or prejudice and then adjust and adapt as often as necessary is the foundation of exceptional leadership. We learn from our teams, everyone from our most tenured and senior employees to our newly hired team members—making sure to listen first and speak last, seeking input and remaining open along the way.
-Bill Gerber, Co-Founder, AccountingDepartment.com
Success in a team or organization is best achieved through inspirational leadership. Find your “why” and relate it to your team – from there build a master class on how to articulate your why and the performance of the team and org will elevate.
-Greg Myers, Head of Recruiting / Talent Acquisition at TTEC.
If you’re inspired by these perspectives on leadership today, stay tuned…there’s more to come! And if you are interested in crafting your own contribution, please email me at janis@issg.net