Even before the global pandemic struck, many organizations and their leaders were limiting themselves to a short-term view at the expense of achieving any of their long-term goals. So how do leaders move past the current and persistent short-termism that’s often driven by a fear-based mindset, and instead embrace a more long-term, hopeful view for what the future might bring? That’s focus of my conversation with renowned business strategist John Hagel.
Over the past 40 years that John has worked in Silicon Valley, John has been a successful entrepreneur, a senior executive at Atari, the founder and leader of the Deloitte Center for the Edge, not to mention also being the co-chair of the Global Future Council on the Future of Platforms and Systems at the World Economic Forum.
John’s writings have been published in many respected publications, including The Economist, Fortune, Forbes, The New York Times, and the Harvard Business Review to name but a few. He’s also the author of eight books, including his latest “The Journey Beyond Fear: Leverage The Three Pillars of Positivity To Build Your Success”*, which I sit down with John to speak about in this episode.
Over the course of this episode, John and I speak about:
- Why the personal narrative we create for ourselves about what we want to achieve needs to have an outward focus on what matters to those around us.
- How an institution’s narrative is different from its stated purpose, and how leaders can go about creating one.
- The kind of passion leaders should be encouraging to drive success.
- Why we need to rethink our understanding and approach to learning if we are to fuel innovation and growth.
It’s a thought-provoking conversation with someone who’s been on the forefront of looking ahead at what the future might bring, so I hope you’ll check this episode out. And as always, if you enjoyed this or past episodes and you haven’t already done so, I’d like to ask you a favour in rating and reviewing my leadership podcast on your favourite streaming service.
Noteworthy links:
- Buy John’s book “The Journey Beyond Fear” on Amazon.*
- Learn more about John’s work: johnhagel.com.
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