It seems like every day there’s a new article tackling the issue of work from home (WFH), either focusing on leaders and their organizations who are embracing this new approach to work, or those who insist the only way forward is for all employees to return back to the office. But as these debates continue over WFH, it seems like many have forgotten the real purpose of leadership, which is why I decided to address it in this edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot series on my “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast.
Part of what served as inspiration for this episode has been numerous conversations I’ve had over the past several months with VPs and other senior leaders in various industries as part of a series of leadership roundtable discussions I moderated. Over the course of these discussions, we examined a wide range of issues – from the impact of AI and other emergent technologies on how employees will work and collaborate, to the issue of hybrid work environments.
I won’t give away what I share in this episode, but I can tell you that by the end of this episode, it’s my goal that you’ll not only be reminded about what’s the real purpose of leadership, but you’ll have a new sense of motivation and enthusiasm for how to approach your role in these challenging and uncertain times.
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Fantastic “lesson”, Tanveer. I got a new job and I have some people reporting to me; this WE I’ll have to prepare my first Equipe Meeting which will be a monthly occurrence with my staff. First time I’ll ever do that in my life. I have been thinking about what to tell them for over a week and I started to be worried about not really knowing what to say and how to structure it. You helped me – and I had no doubt since I have been listening to your podcasts for a while now and I always found interesting inputs 😀 ) . It will be about them and their expectations for our work environment; easy. This is what I would have liked to be asked when I was reporting to someone. Grazie Tanveer 🙂
Francesca
Hi Francesca, thank you so much for sharing your experience. I’m absolutely delighted to hear that this Espresso Shot episode has provided clarity for what you’ll tell your team. And what’s great is that as this is the first all-hands meeting you’ll have with them, you’re really setting the tone for them both in terms of what they should expect from you, but also as a result what you’ll want them to expect from one another.
Thanks again, for sharing this, Francesca. It’s rewarding for me as well to hear how these insights are being put into practice by my listeners. Good luck; I know you’ll be great. 🙂