As we progress into 2023, organizations are seeking ways to attract, retain, and engage their employees in an uncertain and turbulent world. While focusing on employee experience is easy when everything is going well, it is more challenging and crucial when it’s not.
For many years I had a podcast called Leading The Future of Work With Jacob Morgan. I’ve recorded over 760 episodes with some of the world’s top leaders, thinkers and authors including: Seth Godin, Yuval Harari, Dan Pink, Marshall Goldsmith, Ray Dalio, and CEOs from organizations like Best Buy, Accor Hotels, Siemens, Honeywell, Netflix, and countless others.
I remember one of the first paid talks I gave around 15 years ago. I was in my early 20’s standing in front of a room of business leaders. I was excited…until I walked onto the stage. Then the imposter thoughts started to pop in.
Leadership has always played a vital role in shaping society and steering organizations towards success. As we approach 2030, the number of leaders responsible for influencing the world is expected to rise significantly.
If you want to be a great leader, it helps to learn from the best. Great leaders don’t appear overnight. They are developed over years and continue to grow their leadership skills with thoughtful routines, habits and mindsets.
One of the biggest challenges leaders face today is creating and maintaining a vibrant culture. Every company has a culture, even if they don’t actively develop it. And that culture has a massive impact on how employees approach their work.
Countless leadership books (including mine, The Future Leader) offer lists of what great leaders do. But what about the things they don’t do? The choices a leader makes about what not to do are just as vital as their actions.
Are you striving to be the perfect leader? That perfectionism is killing your progress. There’s no such thing as a perfect human or leader. Trying to be perfect creates pressure and stress, which opens you up to anxiety and bad feelings. With that mindset, perfectionism is a self-defeating behavior because you’ll never be able to achieve it.
Gone are the days when leaders sat at the top of the pyramid, dictating orders to their subordinates. Today’s successful leaders adopt an inverted pyramid approach, positioning themselves at the bottom to elevate and support their team.
Is it possible to become a better leader in just a few minutes a day? It is, if you know who to follow. Instagram is one of my favorite places to learn and share. There’s nothing like scrolling your feed and coming across a great nugget or leadership tip you can put into practice right away.
