While there have been some undeniable shifts in leadership styles within the #energy industry, your vision of a "stereotypical" oil and gas leader probably still leans more towards vinegar than honey when it comes to communication and motivation styles. And in some cases, a bit of vinegar is absolutely necessary to generate a sense of urgency and momentum.
However, as several observers of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference have pointed out, all of the vinegar pouring out of the mouths of world leaders this week may be undermining their climate goals...especially when such toxic language isn't met with the innovation and forward-thinking that their stakeholders are clamoring for.
That being said, this live episode of #TheEnergyDetox will take some lessons learned from those world leaders to help you uncover ways that your communication styleโbe it flavored with honey, vinegar, or some carcinogenic artificial sweetenerโis hindering your desire for long-term, sustainable success.
The headline: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐26 ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก ๐จ๐๐ โ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ (by Simon Kelner of i News UK)
The article: https://inews.co.uk/opinion/cop26-doom-gloom-switch-off-hope-encouragement-1280448
The goal: to (๐)๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ, (๐)๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ (๐)๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง success by pondering these 3 questions throughout your day:
๐ก Are you leading yourself and others toward something positive or away from something negative?
๐ก Are you protecting an intermediate goal at the expense of your ultimate objective?
๐ก How long will your current messaging keep your stakeholders interested and motivated...and awake?
For an expanded discussion on how you can avoid over-simplifying your leadership approach and undermining your long-term goals, check out this "Keep it Sustainable, Stupid" episode of #TheEnergyDetox:
https://www.wittingpartners.com/the-energy-detox/keep-it-sustainable-stupid
#leadership #sustainability
