Is It a Failure of Imagination?

A senior executive worries that his lieutenants are not being taken seriously by the senior leadership team. He discusses with a coach how to help his rising leaders accelerate their growth. This is that conversation.     

We created a new free Essential Tool for you called “Executive Thinking.” It illustrates the “altitude” analogy Tom told during the episode. It also supports one of the four exercises you can do with your team.

Additional Essential Tools that support other exercises are “Before You Write Your Presentation” and “Sorting & Labeling.”

Liberating Structures is the free resource Tom was raving about. The specific exercise he mentioned was TRIZ. 

Tom has talked about Liberating Structures in the episodes “How to Re-engage a Team” and “Leading Offsites.”

If you’re approaching year-end performance reviews, there are tools to support you – no matter which side of the review you’re on! – in Performance Reviews. 

Tom referenced two shows that can help you learn Sorting & Labeling.

Coaching For Leaders with Dave Stachowiak: The Way to Make Sense to Others.

The Everyday Innovator with Chad McCallister: How Product Managers Look & Sound like Leaders.

This current episode is tagged in the library in three categories:

Executive Presence

Leadership

Perception – How You’re Perceived

In addition to the various episodes listed above, five that relate specifically to executive thinking are:

180  Becoming Expert

193  Branding Yourself

202  The Executive Executive

178  Executive Presence – Three Pillars

11  Sounding Executive

As we hurtle in our year-end traditions, stay mindful!

Tom and The Look & Sound of Leadership team.