An Unhelpful Myth: Bums on Seats

Another Unhelpful Myth we need to call out is ‘We need bums on seats’.

The recurring vacancies and key roll vacancies, rolling from strategic window to the next, and the answer of ‘we need to be filling up these roles and just getting people in’, is becoming a real distraction, becoming a real risk from actually doing the harder strategy and leadership work.

Those who have been following the Spark Kindler Index conversations, probably can see where we're going with this.

It's becoming a bit like someone's been hurt at home and I'm running around the house looking for Band Aids and shouting out for the box of Band Aids, rather than actually getting back to where the person is and really getting involved in the specific situation.

In corporate terms, it's like not looking at the harsher realities of ‘are we addressing

our culture,

the strategy,

the systems

and perhaps even our purpose’?

In the coming week, what I suggest is pause and make space to ask, at the deepest level, am I a Seat Filler or a Spark Kindler.

Bernie

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Are you a Bright Spark, bright with a spark for today and the future, seeking reconnection with what matters and the capability to lead with intention without being limited by your past, even if the world around you is constantly disrupting?

Are you a Bold Executive Leader seeking shifts in yourself and your organisation’s outcomes without compromising relationships, self-care, and meaning in work, even if the conundrums are mounting and deep down you doubt this is possible across your team.?

Are you a Board Director seeking to maintain or achieve industry leadership through periods of disruption, without disrupting shareholder confidence or Executive commitment, even if others in your industry say it is not possible?

Where do you need to elevate and integrate?

Bernie is known for building capability and confidence in leaders who need to transform organisations that are continually reshaping to survive and thrive.

His career began in whole of enterprise and cross-organisation shifts, followed by 10 years in Business Transformation Diagnostics, Training, and Mentoring across Australia and SE Asia.?He currently works with leaders who are focused on accelerated development and re-imagination of industry value systems. He loves working with the Bright, the Bold and the Board to successfully transition to the next phase, creating a positive ripple effect.

In 2020 Bernie authored Traction: Building Change-fit Leadership Teams.

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