The saddest fact about October 7th is that it was preventable. Here are lessons for your business
Merom Klein
Business psychology, innovation leadership and human capital expert > Get your very best innovations funded, adopted + executed to deliver the impact that your champions have promised -by building a culture of courage
On the 11th March, at 12-1pm EDT (18:00 Israel), our Executive Roundtable Hour will focus on courage you can cultivate in your team and in the network of advisors, innovation champions and board members you mobilize. So you mitigate risks, rather than being surprised by a brutal preventable setback. And so you build a following that multiplies your value-creation.
The inquiries about October 7th are awful. Not just because of the brutality and depravity we saw from Hamas, terrorizing both sides of the Israel-Gaza border. But because so much was known - a year in advance, a month in advance and in the very last hour before the "surprise" attack. And because wishful thinking, hierarchy deference and overconfidence kept the right people from being in the right places to do what was needed to neutralize the attackers. A culture of political expediency and fear stifled intelligence units and spotters and left an Army that was equipped to prevent the disaster asleep at the wheel.
Which brings us to YOUR enterprise, your spotters and analysts and your courage to hear and act. If you're pushing a bold innovation forward, it's easy to confuse courage with overconfidence. And find yourself ill prepared for risks - that could be opportunities to demonstrate how virtuous and prepared you are and how much you deserve the trust of your public and your partners.
"ASK" is the first of the 5 leadership secrets we'll share on the 11th March, so you get traction with the partners you need to mobilize - and set your team up for success. "ASK" is how you listen and learn. It's how you pay attention to KPIs, including your NPS and credibility when you reach out to supporters and ask them to be your champions and evangelists. It's how you take heed and honor rather than demonize spotters who relay news that is material but isn't convenient or pleasant to hear. It's how you open, not close, a conversation when a buyer or investor says, "Not now" or "No."
If you've won pitch competitions and have secured a few coveted deals and endorsements, congratulations. But success is never final. The pride you're feeling can easily morph into overconfidence. Success can blind you to threats. It can keep you from seeing what more is possible, lifting your game and getting to the next level of success.
With 5 leadership secrets, success can build your courage. It can make you hungry for more - and lift you higher. Instead of setting stage for risk-averse traps like summit fever, bias against outliers, groupthink and victim thinking, when you blame naysayers for seeing obstacles and bringing you a better path forward. Join us to see how to put the 5 leadership secrets to work for growth in your enterprise.
Dr Louise Yochee Klein and Dr Merom Klein are innovation leadership experts who equip you to build a culture of readiness, openness, multi-dimensional awareness and equip you to optimize impact and wealth-creation by changing the standard of care. In the Courage Leadership Rountable on the 11th March at 12-1pm EDT (18:00 Israel, 09:00 PST), they'll use insights from their book on The 5 Leadership Secrets that Drive Adoption and Create Wealth. Learn more and register here >