Artificial intelligence will continue to accelerate productivity and enable employees to get work done in different ways.  But new technology, access to unprecedented amounts of data are best coupled with the critical thinking of leaders and their teams. 

By committing to remote work flexibility, and then backing that up with firm support for it, organizations can focus less about marketing themselves as “Remote first” and more on the relationships they can co-create with their employees to make remote work a positive reality.

Identify your “red threads”, or important mindsets and skillsets, and pull them through the experience to create a throughline for your learning journey.

There’s a reason communication is the single biggest driver of leader success and the thing that can cause leaders to stumble.  Communication is the barometer by which employees judge a leader’s honesty, character – their authenticity.

If there is one thing the global pandemic has taught us, it is that we are not as in control as we think we are. Asking leaders to manage change or lead change is no more realistic than asking them to predict where the next variant is coming from.

Being a people leader is, in fact, a tremendous responsibility and one leaders take seriously.  It’s what keeps them up at night, and it’s also what gets them out of bed in the morning.

Leadership is about how leaders share who they are and their vulnerabilities. To stumble is to return to the old version of leadership that assumes “leader knows best.” To succeed is to be humble, share, collaborate, and value those around you.

Leaders can be Aware, Listen, Learn, Inquire, and take a Nonjudgmental stance on mental health.  In short, they can be “ALL IN” on mental wellness.