What got you here won't get you there: Lessons from Alice in Wonderland

Who are you?” said the Caterpillar…. “I – I hardly know, Sir, just at present,” Alice replied rather shyly, “at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have changed several times since then” (Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland).

Young Alice was onto something as she reflected on the changes she’d experienced after falling down the rabbit hole. Things were not as she expected. New rules were in place. People’s behavior defied expectations. And the environment was shifting around her.

The leadership environment in 2024 is not all that different from Wonderland. Harvard Business Review’s 2024 Global Leadership Development Study names 4 key objectives for leadership development – all of which are critical to individual and company success, and all of which are part of the significant leadership shifts we’re experiencing in real time:

• Widen skill sets
• Challenge paradigms and patterns
• Manage polarities and paradoxes
• Potentializing people

If you or one of your leaders need some support in navigating the new terrain, and in deepening bench strength in these 4 key objectives, it may be time for some focused leadership training. This Fall, take advantage of affordable training through Learning Circles. These 75-minute, interactive modules take place weekly, and touch on every single one of the themes in this HBR study.?

Foundations of Leadership?runs for 6 weeks beginning September 24th. We cover 6 core topics:?

• Self-Leadership
• Building Trust
• Managing Conflict
• Adaptive Leadership
• Bold Conversations & Challenging Employees
• Deepening Resilience

?Accelerate?Your Impact??runs for 6 weeks beginning September 25th. We cover 6 core topics:?

• Hiring, Firing & Performance Management
• The Inner Critic
• Leading Through Change
• High Impact Presentation Skills
• Building Culture
• Curiosity & Growth Mindset

?Early Bird rates are available until Sept. 6th. Message me if you’re interested.

?Marla Konrad is an executive coach, trainer and facilitator based in Ontario, Canada. Her passion is seeing leaders and teams grow in impact and self-awareness. She is the co-founder of Learning Circles, and trains on key leadership issues such as emotional intelligence, communications, and adaptability in complex times. She is certified to coach and train with EQ-i2.0 (Emotional Intelligence) and the Integrative Enneagram. Visit her at marlakonrad.com.

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