Happy new year and welcome to the first episode of the Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast for 2024!
In this solosode I explore seven critical areas for leadership reform: democracy, healthcare, food production, education, wealth distribution, climate change, and urbanisation. Additionally, I identify three key trends that leaders need to navigate this year: redefining the employee work contract, incorporating AI in leadership, and shifting from command-based to collaborative power dynamics. These topics offer a roadmap for leaders to effectively traverse challenges and build leadership capabilities that are fit for the future. Are you ready? Let’s go…
Shownotes
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Key Moments
00:02:28
Planet Human: Advancements in science: lab-grown human organs and protein production from air. Check out the Future Normal end of year reflection and prediction article.
00:04:41
Planet Zoë: Updates on Zoë's book projects and forthcoming event, The Leadership Conclave, a small, intimate session with deep individual reflection and some group strategising. Find out more
00:08:51
Ripe for Reform or Revolution: Democracy.
00:10:56
Ripe for Reform or Revolution: Healthcare.
00:12:00
Ripe for Reform or Revolution: Food production.
00:13:12
Ripe for Reform or Revolution: Education.
00:14:19
Ripe for Reform or Revolution: Wealth, property, economies, and taxation.
00:15:33
Ripe for Reform or Revolution: Climate change politics.
00:16:40
Ripe for Reform or Revolution: Ongoing urbanisation.
00:17:51
Central leadership question and three trends to manage.
00:18:51
Revisiting the work contract value proposition with employees.
00:20:06
Experiment: Purposeful gathering.
00:21:12
Trend: AI-assisted everything and corresponding experiment.
00:22:35
Power and Collaboration: Discussing the dangers of wielding power alone and the need for collaborative leadership.
00:23:50
Collective Decision Making: Exploring the importance of collective decision-making processes and recommending resources for implementing them.
00:26:18
Leadership Constants: Highlighting the unchanging needs of leaders, including self-care, safety, belonging, status, autonomy, and fairness.
00:29:40
Complexity and Perspective: Emphasising the necessity for leaders to navigate complexity by developing perspective, understanding diversity, and honing futurist skills.
00:31:57
Reading and Emotional Intelligence: Promoting the use of fiction to develop empathy and emotional intelligence in leaders, with a book example.
00:33:02
Book Discussion: Analysing the science fiction book "Children of Memory" and its implications on human experiences and connections.
