Leadership Insights
Leadership Lessons from Outer Space
I recently had the pleasure of hearing Tim Peake (Soldier, Pilot, Parent, Astronaut) speak and wanted to share a few leadership insights Tim shared.
Tim is a former Apache pilot, flight instructor, and test pilot. In 2015, Tim became the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station. He also conducted a spacewalk during his six-month mission.
Here are the key leadership highlights I took away from Tim’s talk:
1. Have a positive mindset, but be prepared for unexpected changes
What are VUCA and BANI?
The philosopher Heróclito de Efeso is credited with having stated that “the only constant is change”.
VUCA and BANI are two sets of acronyms that can be useful to us as leaders was we guide our organisations and teams through periods of significant change.
VUCA
Polarity Management
What is a Polarity?
A polarity is an ongoing matter that is unavoidable and unsolvable. A polarity is distinct from a problem, which is something that will have a solution. Therefore, the first leadership challenge is for us to identify whether what we are dealing with is a problem that we can solve or a polarity that we should manage.
Example of Interdependence
One of the simplest examples of the nature of a polarity is ...
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Decision Making Traps
Decision Making
Making good decisions is arguably one of the most important tasks for any executive. Many of us will take hundreds of decisions every day - some may be relatively straight-forward, while others may be more complex, complicated, and/or significant. Despite our best efforts, we are all susceptible to falling into the same decision making traps. Here are a few of the decision making traps to be aware of and suggestions for how to avoid falling into them.
Trap 1 - Anchoring
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