Weekly Leadership Learning
Will Jones
President/CEO @ THOMPSON Child & Family Focus | Strategic + Thought Leadership
What Book I’m Reading
An essential guide for managers and leaders on building resilient teams in turbulent times.? As a result of global economic changes, new technologies, and increased competition, business environments are becoming increasingly turbulent and unpredictable, requiring new forms of resilient work teams.
Richard Stearns is a leader who has been tested as a CEO in both secular companies and also as the head of one of the world’s largest Christian ministries.?After stints as CEO of Parker Brothers and then Lenox, Stearns accepted the invitation to leave his corporate career to become the president of World Vision US, where he became the longest serving president in their seventy-year history. During his tenure there he implemented corporate best practices, lowering overheads while tripling revenues. His leadership in calling the American church to respond to some of the greatest crises of our time, notably the HIV and AIDS pandemic, and the global refugee crisis, challenged Christians to embrace a bold vision for compassion, mercy, and justice.
What Article I’m Reading
KIND is a healthy snack company whose value proposition is to do the kind thing for your body,? your taste buds, and your world. That’s what Daniel Lubetzky, the brand’s founder and now its chief impact officer, told?Fortune?in a recent interview.
Given the unique responsibilities of executive teams, it would seem obvious that they require a specialized set of skills and approaches to be effective. And yet few have cracked the code on building and sustaining such effectiveness. There are three critical, highly interdependent roles they must play to have lasting impact on the company’s performance, culture, and ability to adapt.
Leaders can build an empowerment culture by building trust, fostering communication and offering support, writes Naphtali Hoff.
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What I’m Listening To
On a new edition of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and producer Mick Sloan discuss the three types of talent development strategies companies can employ. Learn what these three archetypes are and how each one approaches rising stars in their organizations.
On a new episode of Weekend Conversations on the Elevate Podcast, host Robert Glazer and produce Mick Sloan delve into the concept of psychological safety on a professional team--what leaders get wrong about it, how to implement it, and the remarkable benefits of it for organizations and employees.
What’s the Real Key to Fulfillment and Success?? We all strive for success, but are we truly fulfilled? In this special mashup episode, I sit down with Dean Graziosi and several other high performers to explore one of the most critical questions in life: Can you have success without fulfillment? We break down why the chase for material success often leaves us feeling empty and how to shift our focus to the things that bring true joy and purpose.
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What I’m Pondering