The Leadership Diet

How living systems can help leaders navigate uncertain times with Dr. Josie McLean

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Josie Mclean specialises in helping leaders and organisations learn how to navigate complexity by taking lessons from the world around us, ie. living systems. Her recent book, Big Little Shifts, outlines practises for leaders and practitioners on how to lead when times call the leader to adapt. In this conversation she shares; •Why oak trees will never become ducks! •Why patience, trust and humility are enduring leadership traits, •What the metaphor Leader as Gardener really entails, •Why there are different types of doing in leadership, •And why our experimenting muscle has been getting a work out recently Effective leaders will always outperform ineffective leaders over time! Hi, I am Pod OSullivan. For over twenty years I have coached, mentored and supported corporate leaders and leadership teams all over the world to become impactful, effective and high performing. This is a podcast that taps into that experience. It is recorded for and about senior business leaders, C suite leaders, Founders and CEO's. I interview leaders and experts about ways to optimise leadership. What are the useful habits and thinking patterns? What are the secrets to high performing teams? How do they continue to nurture their effectiveness day after day? In other words, what is their leadership diet? www.theleadershipdiet.com