Moving Beyond Performance When Determining Leadership Potential
16/08/2023
When we talk about leadership, most of the time, the focus is on the results, like share prices and profit, rather than on the elements that create them, and this distracts us from the aspects of good leadership. Today’s challenge in this profit-focused world is encouraging good leadership practices and recognizing talent when we see it. Leadership expert Chris Pearse used an analogy in his Forbes article 2018 on “Leadership in Crisis,” he said if you want to grow a pumpkin, you need four elements, earth, water, sun, and a seed. During the process of growing that pumpkin, your focus is on those four elements, not the pumpkin, and if done correctly, the result is a great pumpkin, and is this not true when it comes to growing leaders? This episode will examine leadership dynamics and explore ways to improve leadership in today’s challenging economy.
Speaker Information:
Dr. Kimberly Janson
Dr. Kimberly Janson is the President and CEO of Janson Associates, a firm dedicated to “unleashing people’s potential globally.” She is the co-author of the book Determining Leadership Potential: Powerful Insights to Winning at the Talent Game . Kim has been on the ground working with leadership teams in over 40 countries for more than 25 years. She has hosted and successfully conducted leadership programs in Singapore, China, Malaysia, Russia, New Zealand, England, France, Canada, Holland, Italy, Mexico, Chile, Spain, Dubai, Australia, and the United States.
Speaker Information:
Dr. Melody Rawlings
Dr. Melody Rawlings serves as National University´s Director of the Center for the Advancement of Virtual Organizations (CAVO), a global hub for developing and supporting virtual organizations and teams. She is the co-author of the book Determining Leadership Potential: Powerful Insights to Winning at the Talent Game . She is also the lead faculty for the Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership. In addition to teaching graduate courses, she serves as chair of doctoral committees. Through collaboration with subject matter experts and using coaching and mentoring skills, she helps doctoral students in the school of business achieve their academic goals of earning a Ph.D.