Adaptability is now a top most desirable leadership skill. Leaders who aren’t building the skills needed to navigate change are the ones getting stuck or left behind.
As uncertainty continues to rise, it’s crucial for leaders to not just understand why they need to adapt, but how to lead with adaptability when everything’s moving so fast.
Gayle Lantz speaks with Ross Thornley, an eternal optimist and serial entrepreneur whose mission is to unite, inspire and accelerate the best of all humanity. Ross has launched ventures like AQai and Mug for Life, written best-selling books, and delivers keynotes and workshops that have trained hundreds of leaders in adaptability intelligence. As a Wall Street Journal-recognized thought leader, Ross continually researches the future of work, expands AQai’s impact, and hosts the Decoding AQ podcast.
Ross shares a comprehensive framework for understanding adaptability in the workplace and offers insights on how leaders can foster adaptability in themselves and their teams. He explains how data-driven approaches to measuring adaptability can help organizations thrive amid exponential change.
This episode covers:
- Understanding the ACE framework of adaptability (Ability, Character, Environment)
- How to recognize and address uncertainty in your organization
- Why high grit without resilience and team support can lead to burnout
- The science of hope and its role in adaptability
- How leaders directly influence the environment for adaptation
- The importance of replacing assumptions with data when assessing team adaptability
- Why coaching, not management, is the fundamental principle for growth in uncertain times
- How to recognize when adaptability is the issue your organization is facing
This episode challenges listeners to strip away assumptions about adaptability and replace them with data-driven insights that can reveal hidden potential in themselves and their teams.
LINKS:
Previous CEO on the Go Episodes:
3 Critical Shifts for Leading in Uncertain Times (#254)
When Passion Fuels Impact: Leadership Lessons with CEO Kelly Todd (#253)