The Leader’s Toolkit is a weekly guest deep dive around a specific topic to help make you a better leader. In today’s video Alexa will share the value of instincts in Decision-Making, the importance of empathetic leadership, and the power of vulnerability. This is a subscriber only post and you are reading a preview version, become a paid subscriber on Susbtack to get access to the 15 min video along with weekly videos, articles, and exclusive insights.
Alexa von Tobel, founder and managing partner at Inspired Capital and founder and former CEO of LearnVest, attributes her success to her upbringing and entrepreneurial spirit. We also discussed her approach to decision-making, and empathetic leadership. She emphasized the importance of time, data, and trusting one’s instincts in making decisions. Von Tobel shares the challenges she faced in her initial steps into the corporate world, including sleep deprivation and constant mental activity. She credits her resilience to influential figures in her life, such as her first cousin, who provided her with valuable advice. We learn from her the importance of managing stress effectively, stating that she thrives in physically, emotionally, and mentally challenging situations. However, she also emphasizes the importance of taking time off to relax and rejuvenate.
We also discuss the importance of working with a coach in today’s corporate world. Von Tobel believes that leaders should have a clear vision for their companies, accompanied by a suitable strategy. She also stresses the importance of leaders demonstrating vulnerability, as it creates a safe psychological space within the company.
Alexa touches on vulnerability and how it has drawn many people to her cause, and she insists that being vulnerable is essential for continuous improvement. In this episode, von Tobel gives her advice to new leaders on how to establish an ideal combination of time, data, and instinct for decision-making; practice empathetic leadership; be comfortable with being unpopular; and live by her motto: “Get up, Dress up, Show up, Work harder.”
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