New ways require new behaviours

What's your attitude to change?

If the speed of change needed in your organisation exceeds your ability to adapt as a leader, you are going to have some real problems.

Thriving through rapid change requires flexibility and adaptability. However, without a sense of psychological safety in the workplace, your team will feel insecure and uncertain. This insecurity can lead to hesitancy in decision-making and risk-taking, ultimately resulting in resistance to change.

During times of confusion, stress, and instability, strong leadership is crucial. Your attitude as a leader significantly influences the atmosphere within your leadership team and the broader organisation, playing a vital role in navigating through major transitions. Change needs catalysts—those who inspire with a positive, can-do attitude, and those who listen openly to feedback without becoming defensive. Everyone views organisational change through a personal lens, asking, "How will this affect me?" Therefore, communication must address resistance openly while fostering a culture that embraces change.

Your attitudes and behaviours are profoundly shaped by your inner world—it influences your self-perception and your view of the world around you. Without understanding and harnessing these internal forces, any outward success will be superficial and unsustainable. Under pressure, insecurities can sabotage your best efforts to motivate and inspire, leading to strained, even toxic, communication. Consequently, your ambitious goals may falter.

Adapting to new ways of working requires you to adopt new behaviours and a new style of leadership. How are you proactively looking within as a leader to drive greater success externally?

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