Episode 5: In conversation with Steve Adlard, Director Global Organisation and Leadership Development at Southco

05/12/2024 26 min Temporada 1 Episodio 5
Episode 5: In conversation with Steve Adlard, Director Global Organisation and Leadership Development at Southco

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Having worked for arts council, in finance, health service and service sector, Steve shares his unique experience and take on all things Leadership.Steves says that its difficult to define Leadership better to look at areas of focus and they are:1: Understanding purpose2: Paying attention to everything and everyone: Being open to the contributions of others within the strategic environment3: Valuing relationships4: Make meaning and interpretationLeadership is most useful if it is views as a relationship.Steve describes his purpose as "helping people reach their potential"If someone says "The work that we did together has really influence my career", then he feels he has done a good job.Curiosity is an asset in leadership because you can get caught out if you have a need for certaintySteves Top tips for leaders:Don’t be fooled by the title: You don’t need to have all of the answers, go into it with an inquiring mindsetQuite often people are promoted to leadership roles not because they are a good leader but because they have been a good something else before, so you’ve got to learn it, and the best way to learn it is by asking others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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