Next Level Change Success - #10 - The seven traits of an effective change leader

In this episode, we cover off a critical aspect of change - change leadership. From why is the change leadership training in high demand right now down to the importance of change leadership and the seven traits of an effective change leader. Whilst listening to this episode, think about those who are really great change leaders - do they share these traits?

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1.30 Topic of today is about change leadership in organisations

2.30 Why is the demand so high now? We cover why the demand is high due to global factors and other things. We cover off the different factors which have conrtributed to the greater demand for change leadership skills. These are multi-faceted.

7.15 Treatment of people through the last couple of years for some organisations has deepened loyalty.

9.45 How change leadership is different to good leadership. It is the evolution of leadership to meet the requirement to continually lead your team through change.

10.27 The first trait to explore – Empathy. A trait of an intelligent change leader.

12.54 Flexibility. Mental agility increases the ability of a change leader to build trust.

14.40 A strong collaborator. When a change leader is known to be a team player it creates confidence with their team to be able to raise issues that may be shared with others.

17.07 The self-awareness of a good change leader. Why is self-awareness important? Hw does it show up for a hange leader and add value?

20.12 Resilience . This takes the form of mental and emotional toughness that good change leaders have.

22.54 Curiosity. This is about having a sense of enquiry with objectivity.

24.34. Visionary. A good change leader is able to create and share a vision with others.

26.05 Authenticity. Good change leaders are consistently aligning to what you see is what you get. There are no surpirses which builds trust.