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Don't let your leadership effectiveness be derailed by cockups, crackpots and conniptions
Leadership can be a volatile experience. There are some seriously difficult situations - and people - to contend with.
Why you should listen: navigate the inevitable bumps in the road of your leadership journey
Cockups are what we fear most: failing and letting people down. Mistakes that are costly. Hurting people inadvertently. Perspective is the gateway to compassion: just because you cock things up, doesn’t make you a c*ck - at least not permanently
Crackpots are a bigger concern. The biggest challenges is dealing with PSYCHOPATHS. Not all psychopaths are violent! Many are successful players in the corporate world. We need to know how to spot them, and how to deal with them
Conniptions are a surprise when they happen. When a crackpot pushes our buttons and all of a sudden we lose the plot, and default to behaviour that is out of the norm. Conniptions are rare occurrences, and yet we can learn from them
We explore how compassion can turn a cockup into a leadership learning experience
#boundlessleadership
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Shownotes:
Nathan Brookes, Queensland forensic psychologist research:
Corporate psychopath rates 'similar to prison population', says researcher
Snakes in Suits: When psychopaths go to work
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Related episodes on leadership journey:
E108 - The dark side of culture
E107 - From Achiever to Amplifer: How to expand perspective
E106 - Make better decisions, less risk, more peace of mind - Interview with Bryan Whitefield
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About your host, Canberra leadership expert Zoë Routh:
Canberra based leadership expert Zoë Routh on how to navigate the inevitable bumps in the road of your leadership journey
Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical.
Zoë is the author of four books: Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact, Moments - Leadership when it matters most, Loyalty - Stop unwanted staff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates, and People Stuff - Beyond Personalities: An advanced handbook for leadership. People Stuff was awarded Book of the Year 2020 by the Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards.
Zoë is also the producer of The Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast.