Evolution of Leadership Teams in Organizational Transformation

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The chapter explores the evolution of leadership teams in driving organizational transformation, emphasizing the shift towards leaders modeling the desired end state and acting as organizational designers. It discusses the vital role of engaged, work design-oriented leaders as force multipliers in hierarchical systems, highlighting the importance of external support and a balance between setting expectations and providing support for team success.

The world is changing faster than ever. But leadership teams seem a little… stagnant. Sure, there’s plenty of changeover as one CEO is replaced by another, or as new C-suite roles pop up, but the way leadership teams operate is largely unchanged from the 1950s. That model? It’s antithetical to the change that’s needed for the rest of an organization to become more adaptable and resilient.

In this episode, Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin explore the ways in which leadership teams are holding their organizations back from the future. They’ll dig into how leaders can shift from defense to offense, set the right expectations for their teams, and recognize what their “real work” actually is.

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