The Future of Leadership: Inspiration or Implementation?
As we near the end of the Australian financial year I have been having many meetings with leaders to start planning for the next 6 months. A common theme that seems to be coming up is how do leaders balance the need to keep their people active and keep up with everything else on their plate.
The future of leadership is going to require leaders to have 2 key ingredients: inspiration and implementation.
Inspiration: Moving Peoples Hearts
For a leader to mobilise their people they need to motivate and inspire them. The days of traditional old school leaders just telling people what to do is long gone. To be prepared for the future, leaders need to find ways to truly connect with their people on a real level. Leaders need to know what motivates them and how to tap into this. More importantly this needs to be integrated throughout the culture to create critical mass toward an objective that people believe in.
Implementation: Moving People’s Heads (& Actions!)
The other main component is a leader that can get things done. Staff can quickly see through a “rah-rah” leader that can spout words of encouragement, but has no idea of how to implement and make things happen. Leaders need to have the skills to implement projects and tasks to make things happen. Even more importantly they need to know how to develop the next level of leaders to do the same. It does not mean that leaders need to be experts in everything. It does mean they need to know how to delegate and how to teach others how to delegate by demonstrating it.
The Hands Group is running the Future of Leadership 1 Day Event in Sydney, Brisbane & Melbourne over the next couple months. This attracts some of the best speakers in the country, who all waiver their fees to help support the charity Hands Across the Water.
To receive 20% off this incredible event, just click on the link and type in SCOTTFOL20 when you book your tickets. Please click here to book and find out more. I will be attending the Sydney event.
Take the time to BUILD your skills and your people’s skills to be prepared for the Future of Leadership. Feel free to reach out if I can help!
Scott Stein is a leadership expert, speaker, and author who helps senior leaders and business owners fast-track their impact. With over 25 years of experience working with global organisations, Scott is known for his practical approach, engaging style, and real-world strategies that get results. He is the author of Leadership Hacks and a trusted mentor to leaders navigating the challenges of hybrid teams, change, and communication.
